4 varsity students die in auto crash

From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure

FOUR undergraduates of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) yesterday evening lost their lives in an auto crash along Ilesa-Akure Express Road.

The accident which occurred at Ibule in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state, a few meters to the university campus, also left 10 other stu­dents injured.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command, Mr. Femi Joseph who con­firmed the accident attributed the accident to over  speeding.

He said some students of the university travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State for a private engagement were involved in a ghastly mo­tor accident.

The PPRO said the ac­cident which involved a Toyota Hiace bus and a motorcycle was caused by over speeding on the part of the driver of the bus.

He hinted that the corps­es of the deceased students had been deposited in the mogue, while the injured ones are receiving treat­ment at different hospi­tals in the state.

Also the Public Rela­tions Officer of the Uni­versity, Mr Adegbenro said the students were on a private religious trip when the accident hap­pened.

He said the manage­ment of the university was already aware of the accident and already relating with the Police on the mat­ter.

He commiserated with the families of the deceased stu­dents and their colleagues.