16 Die, 83 PDP Supporters Injured In Campaign Road Mishap
Daily Rendezvous A bizarre road accident has claimed the life of a out 16 people and left about 83 people injured in the suburbs of plateau. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had confirmed that at least 16 persons died and 83 others have sustained various degrees of injury in a truck accident involving PDP supporters in Plateau. The FRSC said that the truck was conveying 99 supporters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) when it crashed on Saturday evening at Jwak, Panyam District of Mangu Local Government Area of the state. Longsan, Peter, the FRSC Public Enlightenment Officer in Plateau, disclosed this in statement on Sunday in Jos. The reports that the PDP supporters were returning from the party’s zonal rally held in Pankshin. ”It was a lone crash involving a truck conveying people from a political campaign rally of the PDP. ”99 people were involved, 16 people, mainly adult males were killed in the crash, while 83 sustained various degrees of injury. ”The unfor...