Three undergraduate students of the Ogun-State-owned University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye have been confirmed dead in a road crash along Ilishan/ Ago-Iwoye road.
Two others were said to be injured and currently receiving treatment at the school’s medical centre.
The police public relations officer Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital.
She said that the accident occurred around 3:30 PM on Friday as a result of overspeed by the driver of the commercial vehicle the students were travelling in.
“A fatal motor accident occurred on December 20, 2024, at about 3:30 PM along the Ilisan/Ago Iwoye road, the incident involved a commercial Opel Safira with the license plate Lagos AAA-126HE, which was driven by one Adekunkle Adebiyi, residing at 5 Sunmibare Street, Awa Ijebu”
She confirmed that the Opel car was travelling at high speed towards Ilisan from the Ago Iwoye 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.”
She said two other female students from the same institution 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”.
