A yet-to-be-identified student of Ambrose Alli University, AAU, Ekpoma, has reportedly died in an auto crash while celebrating the completion of his final examinations.
DAILY POST gathered that the incident happened on Monday, December 8, 2025, around Ujoelen Junction along the Ekpoma-Auchi Expressway.
It was also gathered that the deceased was part of the motorcade of the fresh graduates who took to the highway after their signing-out activities.
When contacted, the Edo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Cyril Mathew, confirmed the incident, adding that only one person died while five others who sustained various degrees of injuries were taken to the hospital for treatment.
According to him, the students, after writing their last paper, entered the road in a convoy. In the process, one of them overtook another vehicle and rammed into a stationary truck.
Mathew advised students to celebrate within campus areas and to always prioritise safety, noting that “there is life after graduation”.
DAILY POST learnt that the group failed to observe basic safety rules during the celebration.
It was also gathered that the deceased attempted to overtake a moving truck when he reportedly collided with a stationary vehicle.
AAU student dies in auto crash during sign-out celebration
