Bus conveying APC supporters to welcome Tinubu in Akwa Ibom crashes [VIDEO]

Several individuals have reportedly sustained accidents after an Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation, AKTC, bus conveying supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to welcome President Bola Tinubu crashed in the state.

The Public Relations Officer, Road Safety Operations, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Akwa Ibom State Command, Paul James, confirmed the incident in an announcement on Friday.

However, he stated the command was but to set up the variety of casualties and the circumstances surrounding the accident.

According to Vanguard, the victims have been amongst APC supporters mobilised to be a part of Governor Umo Eno in welcoming Tinubu to the state.

The accident reportedly concerned a bus conveying girls to the airport and a safety Hilux van. Both autos have been badly broken in the collision, leaving occupants injured and in want of emergency help.

A witness, Nsikakabasi Akpan, who captured the aftermath of the accident, shared a video exhibiting emergency responders and different folks struggling to evacuate injured victims trapped in the wreckage.

Akpan described the incident as a collision alongside Oron Road involving a bus conveying girls to the airport to welcome the President and a safety Hilux automobile.

A automobile conveying girls to the APC marketing campaign rally in Uyo at present was reportedly concerned in an accident.

The incident comes as President Bola Tinubu visits Akwa Ibom State for the inauguration of initiatives and an APC rally at Godswill Akpabio Stadium. https://t.co/IVDZQ7XKWQ

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