One final-year student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, don lose him life after motorcade accident during celebration for finish of final exams. The young man and some of him colleagues waka enter highway on Monday, shortly after their signing-out activities, to celebrate their graduation.
Eyewitnesses yarn say the graduates dey drive recklessly and no follow basic road safety rules during their celebration. The wahala happen when the deceased try overtake one moving truck but crash into stationary vehicle wey dey for road
Accident Confirmed by FRSC
On Tuesday, the Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Edo Command, Cyril Mathew, confirm say one person die while five others suffer injuries wey different in severity.
Matthew talk say:
The students, after dem finish their last paper, carry motorcade waka enter road. During the movement, one of them try overtake another vehicle but ram into stationary truck.
Reckless Driving Na Main Problem
Mathew warn all students and youths make dem prioritize safety, especially when dem dey celebrate post-examination. He advise say celebrations for campus no suppose turn to wahala for road.
Him still talk say:
Celebrate inside campus area. Make una no forget say life still dey after graduation
According to him, many young people dey rush to show excitement or dey feel like dem don finish school, but them no dey reason say road accidents fit happen. The FRSC officer call on all graduates to exercise caution and dey mindful of their own life and life of others.
Students’ Celebration Gone Wrong
The accident bring sorrow and grief to the family, friends, and community of the deceased. Witnesses report say the convoy of fresh graduates dey honk horn and dey drive anyhow, showing excitement wey turn dangerous. Some of them no even wear safety belts, wey make the crash worse.
This incident dey remind everybody say post-exam celebration no suppose compromise safety. The joy of finishing school must no end for tragic loss of life.
FRSC Advice to Youths
Mathew encourage students and youths to celebrate responsibly. “If you wan celebrate finish exam, do am within safe area, avoid highways. Make una no use excitement put life in danger,” he caution.
He also add say road safety na everybody business, and young people dey expected to set good example for their peers. FRSC go continue to dey patrol major roads to make sure accidents like this no happen again.
Final Words
Tragic accidents like this dey show say even one small mistake fit cost life. Family and friends of the deceased dey mourn him sudden death. Meanwhile, FRSC dey appeal to all graduates and road users to drive cautiously, especially during celebration or convoy activities.
Graduation na big achievement, but life still dey. Safety no get second chance abeg, make students dey careful.
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