An elderly woman, identified as Mrs Affiong Peters, dies after collapsing during a night-time journey involving a commercial bus in Calabar, Cross River State. Multiple reports say she becomes unresponsive after boarding or shortly after alighting from the bus and dies on Saturday night. One account places the incident at about 11:30pm at Edgerly, along William George Street in the state capital. Other reports describe her collapsing inside a minibus while passengers are travelling at night, with fellow riders expressing shock as they witness her slump.
The cause of her collapse is not immediately established in the reports. Police are said to confirm the incident and are involved in responding to what happened. Passengers speculate that she may have been experiencing stress or an underlying medical condition, but no official medical cause is stated. The Cross River State Police Command responds to the situation as authorities begin to piece together the circumstances leading to her death.
The reports agree on the identity of the deceased and the broad circumstances: a collapse during the late-night bus trip in Calabar and subsequent death before any clear cause is confirmed.
