Final year OAU student dies in fatal auto crash; eyewitnesses blame over speeding boyfriend

A 400 level Foreign language student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, identified as Mariam Adeola was involved in a fatal accident recently which claimed her life.

According to reports, the deceased was in the car with her boyfriend on Sunday, May 23rd, 2021, when the tragic incident happened.

A source shares that the driver of the car was over-speeding before the crash happened.

“The boy was over speeding before the car rammed into a shop along Ede road, Osun state. They were both rushed to the hospital but unfortunately, the girl died while the boy is in a critical condition.”

the source said.

Friends and mourners have since taken to social media to pay their last respect to Adeola. A page, @oau_connect on IG wrote,

We lost one of our own,
Mariam Adeola
An amazing soul to an accident that happened at Ede Road today.
She’s a Part 4, Foreign language student
May her soul rest in peace