Breaking: Players, officials escape death as another NPFL club bus crashes

Barely one month after, another Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Akwa United, travelling have been involved in accident.

The bus of the Uyo-based club crashed in Enugu after a head-on collision with a truck en route Kaduna to honour this weekend’s match against Jigawa Golden stars.

Blueprint gathered that some players and officials of the team who were injured have been rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Later, the team via its verified twitter handle on Friday confirmed the incident, “We have been involved in an accident along Ezionye Express road in Enugu on our way to Kaduna for our NPFL Match-day 15 game against Jigawa Golden Stars. Players and officials have sustained injuries. One player and two officials have been taken to the hospital.”

Last month, Wikki tourist of Bauchi bus was involved in a fire accident as their players were on their way to honour a game.

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