Three UNICROSS students’ union executives die in auto crash
The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Students’ Union Government Director of Sports, Comrade Solomon Nya, and two other colleagues have reportedly died in auto crash.
The accident which occurred on the evening of May 1 at Odukpani, in the outskirts of Calabar, left many others with serious injuries.
“The SUG President is unconscious as I speak with you now. He is in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital emergency unit, and he prays he makes it.” An eyewitness told Vanguard on the phone.
The source said some of the female victims had their limbs cut in the crash, while the bodies of the director of sports and the others who died on the spot have been deposited at the mortuary of the UCTH.
Reports indicate that executives of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the University of Cross River State were allegedly involved in a tragic motor accident in Cross River State.
Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, but sources say the crash reportedly left several individuals injured, sparking concern among students and members of the university community.
Authorities are yet to release an official statement confirming the number of casualties or the circumstances that led to the accident. Students and residents have taken to social media to express shock and offer prayers for those affected as investigations continue.
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