Ibitolu Mary, a 300l law student at the Obafemi Awolowo
University was crushed to death today Wednesday 6th May,
2015 by a bus belonging to a private secondary school in
Osogbo.
Our correspondent gathered that the deceased was on a
commercial motorcycle when the bus which was said to have
suffered brake failure hit the bike and knocked her down.
She
was said to have been rushed to a private hospital at Okefia
where she kicked the bucket .
The motorcyclist was said to have survived the accident. A
commuter, who was waiting to board a bus was also said to
have been knocked down but survived. A hawker in front of
Osogbo High School where the accident happened told our
correspondent that the school bus broke down but the driver
called on some passers by to assist him to push-start the
engine.
He said the engine started running and the driver moved it but
he suddenly discovered that the brake had failed when he was
approaching the motorcycle conveying Ibitolu. “He tried to
stop the bus from hitting the motorcycle but he failed. She fell
off and was rushed to a hospital at Okefia where she was
announced dead.
One of the members of of the the Nigerian Federation of
Catholic Students at the OAU, Mr. Timothy Agbor, told our
correspondent that Ibitolu was a member of the fellowship.
Agbor said, ” I was shocked when somebody called and
informed me that she had died in an accident. Mary was a
God fearing lady. I can’t believe she is gone. It is too soon.”
He added that a requiem mass was ongoing for the deceased
at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Osogbo as of the time of
filing this report. The bus and the motorcycle were said to
have been taken to Dada Estate Police Station.