A total of 13 journalists from different media organizations in Bauchi were injured on Friday in a severe vehicle accident while documenting the commissioning of projects by the North-East Development Commission (NEDC).
The accident took place along the Yashi-Yelwan Duguri Road within the Alkaleri Local Government Area, when the vehicle transporting the journalists lost control and flipped over multiple times, tossing the occupants out of it.
This unfortunate event occurred shortly after a delegation, headed by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Alhaji Uba Maigari Ahmadu, successfully commissioned and transferred a newly built Government Secondary School (GSS) in Yelwan Duguri.
Those injured suffered numerous injuries, including compound fractures, head traumas, and various bruises.
Initially, the victims were taken to Yelwan Duguri Cottage Hospital for urgent treatment before being moved to the Bauchi General Hospital for further medical care.
The injured individuals include a reporter from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), several correspondents from The Guardian, The Nation, and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), along with its cameraman. Additionally, there were correspondents and cameramen from Channels Television and Arise TV, a correspondent from AIT, two reporters from Bauchi Radio Corporation (BRC), a cameraman from Bauchi State Television (BATV), as well as an online media reporter and the driver.
Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau Mohammed, along with the Minister and NEDC executives, visited the Cottage Hospital to express their sympathies and instructed that the injured individuals be transferred to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for more specialized treatment.
Rescue efforts were supported by fellow journalists, NEDC officials, and other concerned individuals who assisted in transporting the injured to medical facilities.
Our correspondent, who was part of the group, revealed that the vehicle involved was among those assigned to transport journalists covering the incident.
The crash resulted in the damage of several mobile phones and journalistic equipment, including cameras.
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