Bus Crushes Okpara Varsity Student To Death
In Abia
A first year diploma student of Computer Science at
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike,
Abia State, was on Monday crushed to death by a bus
belonging to the fleet of Akwa Ibom State Transport
Corporation, AKTC, in front of the university gate.
The student, simply identified as Cynthia, was said to
have died on the spot, prompting the students to burn the
vehicle that killed her.
The driver was lucky to be alive as the students were said
to have accepted the appeal of the Vice Chancellor, Prof.
Hillary Edeoga, who intervened in time to save the
driver’s life.
The body of the slain student has since been deposited at
the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Umuahia.
Public Relations Officer of the university, Mrs. Onyinye
Ralph-Nwachukwu, confirmed the incident and regretted
the death of the student.
The angry students were said to have descended on the bus
when they realized that their colleague was dead,
especially when it was said that the drivers attached to the
Akwa Ibom Transport Corporation had been warned
severally to slow down whenever they approached the
school gate located on the busy Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene-
Uyo-Calabar narrow road.
When Vanguard visited the university yesterday, it was
observed that the burnt vehicle had been removed and
students going about their normal academic activities.
it was observed that drivers of the Akwa Ibom Company
drive very recklessly, despite the poor condition of the
road.
A resident said: “Drivers of this company are notorious
with reckless driving. One wonders if they have value for
human beings.You can never see them drive like normal
drivers.
“They don’t mind the condition of the roads they ply.
When they approach this gate they hardly slow down
despite the warning. Now see this one wasted the life of
this young girl.
“People who travel all over the country always complain
about the recklessness of the drivers attached to this
company. ”
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