The Chief Of Protocol to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state Mr Tosin Ogunbodede has died along with his driver.
The duo were said to have died in a ghastly motor accident along Ilesha Road.
The chief of staff to the governor, Cheif Olugbenga Ale confirmed the incident in Akure.
He said the victims were rushed to the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa where they later died.
Another occupant of the car whose identity could not be confirmed is said to be in critical condition
Ogunbodede, a lawyer and former staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, was appointed as Chief of Protocol, COP, by Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on assumption of office in 2017.
Late last year, the Governor Akeredolu lost his Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, Professor Bayonile Ademodi, who died at the OAU Teaching Hospital Ile Ife as a result of complications from surgical operations.