On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, Chisom Nwankwo, a final-year student of Agric/Economics Department at Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile-Ife, Osun State, passed away in an accident that happened on the school’s campus.
When the accident occurred, Chisom was reportedly travelling on a commercial motorbike along Road 1 of the University grounds.
Campus sources said that Chisom and the biker who had transported her were taken to the university’s health clinic as soon as the accident happened. From there, they were referred to the OAU Teaching Hospital, where the student was pronounced deceased.
Prior to the collision that took Chisom’s life, Deborah Okunola, a fellow university student, and a motorcyclist had suffered injuries in another accident.
As they were receiving medical attention, a motorbike carrying Chisom lost control after it was struck by a bus that was approaching from behind.
Speaking about the development in an interview with News Agency, OAU spokeswoman Abiodun Olanrewaju stated, “Around 11 am, along Road 1, an accident involving two okada and two vehicles occurred.”
“One particular Okada rider was trying to overtake a red-colour Toyota Corolla car. Unfortunately, the side mirror of the car hit the motorcycle and the rider fell with the passenger.”
“The passenger is a Part 2 student of Psychology in our school by the name, Deborah Okunola. As those ones were trying to attend to themselves, one Chika Nwakore was carrying a Part Five female student of the Department of Agric Economics by the name, Chisom Nwankwo, who arrived at the scene.”
“The motorcyclist carrying Chisom was distracted by the first accident and he lost concentration. A bus that was coming behind hit the bike. The rider and the passenger fell.”
“What we were told was that Chisom and the okada man were injured and taken to our health centre where they were referred to the OAU Teaching Hospital Complex but unfortunately, Chisom was later declared dead.”
“The body is in the anatomy section on the campus. The university authorities have informed the police and are taking necessary action. The vice-chancellor is not happy with the situation and the management frowned on this carelessness on our roads. We sympathised with the parents of the deceased and we pray that God Almighty will give them the fortitude to bear the terrible loss. We are not happy to lose any of our students.”
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