On Monday, a tragic incident occurred as members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State traveling to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday were involved in a fatal auto crash.
The bus they were traveling in collided head-on with another bus in Agbor, Delta State.
According to sources, three individuals in the bus have been confirmed dead, while others who sustained injuries were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals.
The victims of the crash include two males from the Amaraku community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area and a female from the Ogbor community in the same LGA.
A chieftain of the party, who preferred to remain anonymous, disclosed that the victims were the coordinators of Senator-elect Patrick Ndubueze for Imo North and House of Representatives member-elect Mirriam Onuoha for Okigwe North Federal Constituency.
The source said, “Three persons died while others who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospitals. Their bus had a head-on collision with another bus and three persons, two males and a female, died. Two males from Amaraku community and a female from Ogbor community all in the Isiala Mbano LGA.
“They were travelling in two buses. It is a sad development. The party is saddened by the development. It is a sad commentary and we pray God accepts their souls.”
When contacted, the spokesperson for the APC in the state, Cajetan Duke, confirmed the development.
While describing the incident as “sad,” the party’s spokesperson said that only two persons had been confirmed dead by the party.
