Three Olabisi Onabanjo University students from Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, were killed in a car accident on Friday along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road.
Omolola Odutola, spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, said in a statement to reporters in Abeokuta on Saturday that the accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Odutola stated that the students were passengers in a commercial Opel Safira truck that overturned into the bush as the driver was driving at excessive speeds.
She stated that the accident resulted in the instant death of a man passenger suspected of being an OOU student, while two other students from the same university were evacuated to a private hospital, although they eventually gave up the ghost.
“Additionally, two female students from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Dada Oluwanifesimi, 18, a sophomore in Mass Communication, and Miracle Ogo Oluwa Daniel, 19, a junior, were rushed to Love and Care Hospital but unfortunately succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment.”
The PPRO further stated that two more students who incurred significant injuries were transported to the OOU Medical Centre for treatment, while the accident car was collected at the police station.
“Two more OOU students are now being treated at the OOU Medical Centre on the Mini Campus.
“The vehicle has been found and is now safely housed at the station. This information is presented to raise your awareness, and more updates will be communicated as they become available,” Odutola said.
