An auto accident along Ago – Iwoye – Ilisan road has claimed the lives of three students of Olabisi Obasanjo University Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State.
The accident, which occurred at about 3.30 pm on Friday due to “overspeeding,” also injured two other students of the institution.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer at Ogun State Police Command, confirmed the accident on Saturday, December 21.
SP Odutola identified the vehicle involved as an Opel Safira with a license plate Lagos AAA-126HE, driven by Adekunkle Adebiyi, a resident of Sunmibare Street, Awa Ijebu.
“The Opel car was travelling at high speed towards Ilisan from the Ago Iwoye direction when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to flip into the bushes. A male passenger whose identity has not yet been confirmed but is believed to be a student from OOU died at the scene. His body has been taken to the General Hospital Ijebu Ode mortuary.
“Additionally, two female students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) 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. Two other OOU students are currently receiving medical care at the OOU Medical Centre on the mini Campus. The vehicle has been recovered and is being stored safely at the station,” SP Odutola stated.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor, of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the Friday, December 20 fatal accident along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road.
The lone fatal accident claimed the lives of three students of OOU who were identified as Nifesimi Dada, 300 Level Geology; Opeyemi Joshua, 200 Level Taxation; and Ogooluwa Miracle Daniel, 200 Level Mass Communication.
A statement on Saturday by the spokesperson of the university, Wale Balogun, quoted Prof. Agboola as stating that the university remains deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the students in the incident.
