Several others sustained injuries in the crash and are being treated in hospitals around the area.
Many people were feared dead as a truck conveying supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party , crashed in Panyam area of Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday.
Peter Longsan, a spokesperson of the FRSC in Plateau, said in a statement on Saturday that the casualty figure is yet to be ascertained as many people had been taken to various hospitals by both officials of the FRSC and volunteers PREMIUM TIMES learned that the incident occurred when the party supporters were returning from a zonal PDP campaign flag-off in Pankshin Local Government Area of the State, on Saturday, and suddenly the truck they were travelling in crashed.Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state, Caleb Mutfwang, said he was saddened by the event.
“The supporters who are mostly young people, sustained injuries of varying proportions, while some regrettably lost their lives.
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