A traditional leader has lost his life while two others sustained injuries follow­ing the crash of convoy belonging to Emir of Kat­sina, Abulmumini Usman.

The accident occurred Saturday evening along the Lokoja-Abuja road, while the convoy was re­turning to Katsina from Ilorin, Kwara State.

It was learnt that the emir was not in the con­voy, as he flew a commer­cial airline to the state.

The traditional leader, who is head of the emir's security, locally known as the Sarkin Dogarai, Hamisu Mamman, was killed during the incident.

Two other members of the emir's staff, the Sarkin Lema, Shehu Ibrahim and the Galadima Dogarai, Ibrahim Isyaku, sustained injuries with broken bones on their hands and legs.

It was learnt that the tyre of one of the vehicles in the convoy burst while they were in motion, mak­ing the car to somersault. On their return to the state, the injured were taken to the Federal Medi­cal Centre for treatment while the late traditional leader was buried yester­day.

The emir, Kabir Usman, alongside several tradi­tional title holders attend­ed the burial. The information Of­fice of the emir's palace, Mallam Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, described the incident as saddening.