The Director of Sports of the Students’ Union Government at the University of Cross River State, Solomon Nya, has reportedly died in a road accident alongside two others.
The crash, which occurred on the evening of May 1 in Odukpani, on the outskirts of Calabar, also left several other occupants with serious injuries.
An eyewitness who spoke with Vanguard said the Students’ Union Government President was among those injured and is currently receiving treatment at the emergency unit of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH.
“The SUG President is unconscious as I speak with you now. He is in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital emergency unit, and we pray he makes it,” the source said.
The eyewitness further disclosed that some of the injured victims sustained severe injuries, while the remains of the deceased, including the Director of Sports, have been deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
Describing the incident as tragic, the source expressed concern over the condition of those injured, particularly the SUG President, who was said to have sustained critical injuries.
As of the time of filing this report, the university management had yet to issue an official statement on the incident, which occurred during a public holiday period.
Sports director UNICROSS, two others die in Odukpani fatal crash