The Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH, has sadly confirmd the death of two of its students in a tragic motor accident that occurred on Saturday at Powerline Junction, inward Ikorodu Roundabout.
The fatal accident according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, was caused by an unregistered truck loaded with sand that suffered brake failure, resulting in multiple collisions, injuries, and loss of lives.
In a statement issued by the university management and signed by the Head of the Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Olanrewaju Kuye, LASUSTECH on Sunday, the institution clarified that, contrary to media reports claiming that three of its students were killed in the incident, only two of the deceased were students of the institution.
The statement identified the victims as Oluwaseyitan Afolabi Emmanuel, a newly admitted 200-level Direct Entry student in the Department of Banking and Finance, College of Applied Social Sciences, and Ayomide Jagun, a 300-level student in the Department of Mechatronics Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology.
“No other LASUSTECH students were involved, and none are receiving care in any hospital to the best of our knowledge,” the statement partly read.
The university said it was reaching out directly to the parents and guardians of the deceased students to offer comfort and ensure that arrangements for a befitting burial were made.
“The Vice-Chancellor extends our deepest condolences to the families of the departed, the entire student body, staff, and all stakeholders of LASUSTECH. We are devastated by this irreparable loss.
“These young lives, full of promise and potential, have been cut short in the most cruel circumstances.
“Our hearts ache with the families and the university community. We pray that our beloved students rest in peace and that God grants the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable losses,” the statement read.
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