No fewer than seven persons, among them a pregnant woman, have been killed while about 20 others were injured and in critical condition during the Bikers carnival, an integral event of the Carnival Calabar 2022.
Eyewitness told news men that no fewer than 30 persons were affected by the tragedy as many have been rushed to General Hospital, Mary Slessor, while others were taken to Navy Reference Hospital on the Muritala Mohammed Highway, Calabar.
Although what actually led to the accident as press time was still sketchy, but several eyewitnesses said that a Toyota Camry lost control and rammed into crowd of on lookers.
The Camry with registration number DUK 505 PE, according to multiple sources was not part of those on the usual procession.
