Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - A 200-level student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has passes on after reportedly falling off a moving campus shuttle bus.
The Students’ Union Government disclosed this in a statement
jointly signed by its President, Kehinde Bamgbose; General Secretary, Olajire
Emmanuel; and Public Relations Officer, Olamide Salau, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the incident occurred at the
school gate when passengers alighted from the shuttle bus and were preparing to
re-enter it.
The union said that an unidentified individual who was not
supposed to be on the bus occupied the seat previously occupied by the
deceased, leading to a disagreement.
The driver, rather than resolve the issue, reportedly
instructed the student to attach himself to the moving vehicle so they could
continue their journey.
The union said the student fell off before the bus reached
Mosque Junction and became unconscious.
He was rushed to the university’s Mini Campus Health Centre
for medical attention.
However, the health centre asked that the student's
identification card be provided before treatment could be administered, the
union alleged.
“Sadly, within minutes, the student passed away,” the
statement read.
The union described the circumstances surrounding the
incident as disturbing, raising concerns about the conduct of the driver, the
safety of campus transportation and the response of the university’s health
facility.
“The reported instruction to a student to attach himself to
a moving vehicle is unacceptable, dangerous and a gross violation of basic
transportation safety standards. No driver should ever place the life of a
passenger at such an avoidable risk,” it said.
It also called for an investigation into the alleged demand
for the student’s identification card before he could receive emergency medical
attention.
“In an emergency, the preservation of human life must take
precedence over administrative requirements. No student should be denied or
delayed emergency medical attention because of the inability to produce a
medical card,” the union added.
The union further disclosed that the police had intervened
and that the driver involved was with the relevant authorities.
It said it would allow the investigation to take its course
while demanding that anyone found culpable be held accountable.
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