Alexander Okere, Benin
Two students at the Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State, have been reported dead in an auto crash in the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State.
It was learnt that the incident occurred on the main campus of the institution on Wednesday.
One of the deceased was identified simply as Ebere, a 300-level student of the Faculty of Education.
It was gathered that some students had boarded an 18-seater bus which operated as a campus shuttle, while going to their respective departments.
According to a source in the university, no sooner had the shuttle left the bus park near the school gate around 7am than it somersaulted.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the impact left Ebere dead on the spot, while another student died later in the hospital.
The remaining 15 passengers and the driver were said to have sustained varying degrees of injury.
It was learnt that some…
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