THREE LAW STUDENTS DIED IN AN ACCIDENT. Three law student of the central university involved in an accident...
3 Central University students killed in accident
Three Law students of the Central University at Miotso, near
Dawhenya, died on the spot when their saloon car collided
with a tipper truck.
The accident occurred on the Dawhenya-Aflao highway
about 8 p.m. last Tuesday.
Two others, the driver and the mate of the tipper truck, who
were rushed to a clinic at Prampram and the Tema General
Hospital, respectively, are said to be responding to
treatment.
The identities of the deceased, who were believed to be
students of the Law Faculty of the university, have been
given as Sedem Hodo, Nana Kofi Asare and Boison Kobby
Junior. They were said to be between the ages of 21 and 24.
The saloon car, a VW Passat, with registration number ER
228-14 and carrying four male passengers, was heading
towards the Central University, while the Benz tipper truck,
with registration number GR 9697 X and loaded with sand,
was heading towards Dawhenya from the Aflao direction.
The impact of the crash damaged the saloon car beyond
repairs. The roof of the vehicle was ripped off, while the
belongings of the students were scattered at the scene of
the accident.
Speeding
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Tema Regional Police
Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police
(ASP) Ms Juliana Obeng, who confirmed the accident, said
preliminary investigations indicated that the saloon car was
trying to overtake another vehicle when it ran into the tipper
truck.
She said the tipper truck driver was admitted at a clinic at
Prampram, while his mate was rushed to the Tema General
Hospital.
The PRO said the bodies of the deceased had been
deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra, adding that the
police had started investigations into the accident.
State of mourning
Meanwhile, the Miotso campus of the Central University
was thrown into a state of shock after news of the death of
the students reached their colleagues.
A number of the students were clad in black and red outfits
when the Daily Graphic visited the campus on Wednesday.
A cross-section of the students who spoke to the Daily
Graphic expressed shock at the death of their mates.
“We are very sad. This is not the first time such a tragedy
has hit us. We are, indeed, pained by their demise. As you
can see, the entire campus has been thrown into a state of
mourning,” one of the students said.
The student leaders were unavailable for comment at the
time of filing this report, as they were said to be in a
meeting.
Recall
This is the second time such a tragedy has occurred at the
university in recent times. In March 2014, one student died
in a similar road crash involving the university’s bus and a
BMW vehicle near the Kpone Police Barrier.
The bus was conveying members of the university’s SRC to
the campus when the crash occurred.
Three Law students of the Central University at Miotso, near
Dawhenya, died on the spot when their saloon car collided
with a tipper truck.
The accident occurred on the Dawhenya-Aflao highway
about 8 p.m. last Tuesday.
Two others, the driver and the mate of the tipper truck, who
were rushed to a clinic at Prampram and the Tema General
Hospital, respectively, are said to be responding to
treatment.
The identities of the deceased, who were believed to be
students of the Law Faculty of the university, have been
given as Sedem Hodo, Nana Kofi Asare and Boison Kobby
Junior. They were said to be between the ages of 21 and 24.
The saloon car, a VW Passat, with registration number ER
228-14 and carrying four male passengers, was heading
towards the Central University, while the Benz tipper truck,
with registration number GR 9697 X and loaded with sand,
was heading towards Dawhenya from the Aflao direction.
The impact of the crash damaged the saloon car beyond
repairs. The roof of the vehicle was ripped off, while the
belongings of the students were scattered at the scene of
the accident.
Speeding
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, the Tema Regional Police
Public Relations Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police
(ASP) Ms Juliana Obeng, who confirmed the accident, said
preliminary investigations indicated that the saloon car was
trying to overtake another vehicle when it ran into the tipper
truck.
She said the tipper truck driver was admitted at a clinic at
Prampram, while his mate was rushed to the Tema General
Hospital.
The PRO said the bodies of the deceased had been
deposited at the Police Hospital in Accra, adding that the
police had started investigations into the accident.
State of mourning
Meanwhile, the Miotso campus of the Central University
was thrown into a state of shock after news of the death of
the students reached their colleagues.
A number of the students were clad in black and red outfits
when the Daily Graphic visited the campus on Wednesday.
A cross-section of the students who spoke to the Daily
Graphic expressed shock at the death of their mates.
“We are very sad. This is not the first time such a tragedy
has hit us. We are, indeed, pained by their demise. As you
can see, the entire campus has been thrown into a state of
mourning,” one of the students said.
The student leaders were unavailable for comment at the
time of filing this report, as they were said to be in a
meeting.
Recall
This is the second time such a tragedy has occurred at the
university in recent times. In March 2014, one student died
in a similar road crash involving the university’s bus and a
BMW vehicle near the Kpone Police Barrier.
The bus was conveying members of the university’s SRC to
the campus when the crash occurred.
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