The Crashed Journalist bus
Journalists were injured on Friday in a road accident while covering the commissioning of projects by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) in Bauchi State
The accident left reporters and cameramen from different media organisations injured.
The journalists were part of an NEDC delegation led by the Minister of State for Regional Development, Uba Maigari, during the handover of completed projects to the Bauchi State Government.
It was reported that the accident happened along the Yashi–Yelwan Duguri Road in Alkaleri Local Government Area, shortly after the delegation commissioned a Government Secondary School in Yelwan Duguri.
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They were taken to Yelwan Duguri General Hospital for emergency care before being transferred to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital and Bauchi Specialist Hospital for further treatment.
Those injured include journalists from Channels Television, African Independent Television (AIT), the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Arise Television, and members of the Correspondents’ Chapel from other media outlets.
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