A contingent from Plateau State travelling to Abuja for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention were involved in a road accident along the Jos–Abuja highway on Friday.

Details of the crash remained sketchy, but BusinessDay gathered that there were multiple injuries and several of the passengers were rushed to nearby hospitals for medical attention.

At the time of this report, it was unclear whether those affected were official delegates for the convention or party supporters travelling independently.

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The exact cause of the crash has yet to be established.

Wumana Bako, Plateau State spokesperson of the APC who confirmed the incident in a telephone chat with BusinessDay, said he had not received detailed reports about the number of casualties or the identities of those involved.

“Yes, I am aware of the accident, but I have not gotten details yet, and I am not sure whether anyone died,” he said.

Nathaniel E. Gbaoron is the Plateau State correspondent for BusinessDay and a seasoned journalist with a decade of experience covering sub-national affairs across Taraba, Adamawa, Nasarawa, Benue, Plateau, and other states. He holds both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication from Fidel Polytechnic, Gboko. Over the years, he has participated in numerous media trainings and workshops spanning various areas of reporting, strengthening his expertise in economic and political reporting, community-level governance, development stories, and conflict-sensitive journalism. He is a member of Correspondent Chapel in Plateau state, a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), he is also a Rotarian and a member of Plateau Club 1921.

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