Tragedy As Bus Crushes OAU Law Student To Death

It was a tragic moment today (Wednesday) in
Osogbo when a 200 level law student at the
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Miss. Mary
Ibitolu, was crushed to death by a bus belonging
to a private secondary school in Osogbo. It was
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 gave up the ghost.
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.
One of the eyewitnesses, 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 but they said she
died there.
The bus and the motorcycle were said to have
been taken to Dada Estate Police Station.
Although the bus and the motorcycle were seen
at the police station, policemen there declined
 to comment about the accident and they
referred our correspondent to the Police Public
Relations Officer, Mrs. Folasade Odoro.
Report has it that a requiem mass was ongoing
for the deceased at Sacred Heart Catholic
Church, Osogbo.