A truck carrying some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters from the zonal rally and gubernatorial campaign flag-off of the Central Zone, in Pankshin, Plateau State, reportedly had an accident, on Saturday evening, while returning from a rally.
The accident, it was gathered, occurred around Jwak Village, just before Panyam Bridge, at Mangu Local Government Area (LGA).
Many of the primarily young supporters suffered injuries of varied severity and others reportedly lost their lives.
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The unfortunate incident has left the governorship candidate, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang deeply saddened, it was gathered.
The candidate would later in in the evacuation efforts of victims to hospitals at Mangu to Jos metropolis.
It was later gathered that 32 of the party faithful sustained varying degree of injuries, while 21 were taken to NICI Dominus Hospital Mangu, one is at Nanret clinic Mangu and 10 to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).
Meantime, the corpses of those dead in the accident were reportedly deposited at Allah na Kowa Hospital, NICI Dominus Hospital and Mangu Cottage Hospital.