Bus passenger slumps, dies in Calabar

An aged woman, identified arsenic Mrs Afiong Peters slumped successful the evening of Saturday and died portion connected a commercialized bus.

It was not instantly known what caused her abrupt unresponsive concern but immoderate of the passengers thought possibly she was nether accent oregon had immoderate aesculapian challenges.

But the authorities constabulary bid person reacted and confirmed the death.

In a connection signed by the command’s PRO, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata said, “The Cross River State Police Command confirms the unfortunate decease of a pistillate passenger, Mrs Affiong Peters, pursuing a aesculapian exigency that occurred connected the nighttime of Saturday, 11th July, 2026, successful Calabar.”

He said that their preliminary findings indicated that astatine astir 11:30 p.m., a commercialized mini autobus driver, Mr. John Okon John, reported astatine Atakpa Police Station that portion conveying 8 passengers from Watt Roundabout successful Calabar and was heading towards the Edgerly–Mbukpa–Afukam axis, 1 of the passengers requested to alight astatine a constituent connected Edgerly Road disconnected William George.

“In the people of making country for the rider to disembark, Mrs Affiong Peters stepped retired of the vehicle. She abruptly sat connected the ground, became unresponsive, and was incapable to speak.

“Concerned passengers instantly assisted successful returning her to the vehicle, and she was promptly...