- The student was attempting to cross the highway when a Lexus vehicle on a high speed knocked her down
A final year student of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile-Ife Osun State, Esu Rita was on Thursday knocked down by an oncoming vehicle on Ife-Ibadan in Ile-Ife.
It was gathered that the deceased was attempting to cross the highway when a Lexus vehicle on a high speed knocked her down.
Confirming the incident in a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju described the incident as tragic and unfortunate.
He said the student, ESU RITA EMA with Matriculation Number FRM/2019/041 is a final year student of the Department of Foreign Language and was on her way to submit her final year project to her supervisor when she was killed by the Lexus car driver.
“ESU RITA EMA of the department of Foreign Languages, with Matriculation Number FRM/2019/041 was knocked down and killed by a Lexus car with Abuja Registration Number ABJ 427 LQ driven by one LASISI Sodiq Segun.
“The student, who was said to be coming to the campus to submit her final year project to her supervisor, was crossing the Ife – Ibadan axis of road at the campus gate when the accident happened
“The members of the Federal Road Safety Corps came to recover the corpse of the student and deposited same at the mortuary of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex at about 12:35pm while the Officers of the Nigerian Police have arrested the driver for investigation and further necessary action”, it stated.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Simeon Bamire, has sent condolence message to the parents of the deceased through the Dean, Students Affairs, Professor Adeolu Odedire.
“If it is very sad to lose a domestic animal, how can anyone quantify the loss of a child, most especially a grown up child who was a young, promising adult with a lot potentials. A final year student for that matter “, it reads.