VIDEO: Several injured as bus conveying APC supporters to welcome Tinubu crashes in Akwa Ibom

Several people have reportedly been injured after a bus belonging to the Akwa Ibom State Transport Corporation AKTC, conveying supporters of the All Progressives Congress APC, crashed while heading to welcome President Bola Tinubu to the state.

The Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC, Akwa Ibom State Command, confirmed the accident but said it had yet to determine the number of casualties.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Road Safety Operations, Paul James, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, adding that details surrounding the crash were still being investigated.

The victims were reportedly among APC supporters mobilised to join Governor Umo Eno in welcoming Tinubu during his visit to Akwa Ibom State.

The accident involved an AKTC bus conveying women to the airport and a security Hilux van. Both vehicles reportedly suffered extensive damage in the collision, leaving several occupants injured.

A witness, Nsikakabasi Akpan, who recorded the aftermath, shared a video showing emergency responders and bystanders making efforts to rescue injured passengers trapped in the wreckage.

Akpan described the incident as a collision along Oron Road involving a bus carrying women to the airport to welcome the President and a security Hilux vehicle.

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