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Final year student dies in car accident while returning to school for WASSCE

A female WASSCE candidate has died after being involved in a car crash while returning to school.

Final year student dies in car accident while returning to school for WASSCE

The sad incident is said to have happened on the Obogu-Banso road in the Asante Akyem South District of the Ashanti Region.

Dailymailgh reports that the victim, Ester Nyamenye, was a student of Ofoase Senior High Technical School.

The 23-year-old, together with three others, was on board a Chevrolet Matiz Taxi cab returning to school for her exit exams.

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The victim was going back to school following COVID-19 enforced four-month shut down.

According to the Police, the driver of the vehicle lost control on reaching a spot near the Banso Health Center.

In a statement, the Police said the car veered off the road and summersaulted into a nearby bush.

While the student passed on, a 13-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man who were also in the car sustained serious injuries.

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The survivors have since been rushed to the Juaso Government Hospital, while the body of the deceased has been deposited at the Stewards Mortuary.

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