{"id":2744,"date":"2024-12-14T06:34:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T06:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/?p=2744"},"modified":"2024-12-14T06:34:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T06:34:08","slug":"tragedy-strikes-knust-student-killed-in-trotro-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/2024\/12\/14\/tragedy-strikes-knust-student-killed-in-trotro-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Strikes KNUST: Student Killed in Trotro Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A third-year student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah, has lost her life in a terrible accident in Kumasi. The incident occurred on Monday when a speeding trotro (commercial bus) crashed into her at a bus stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was waiting to board a vehicle when the accident happened. She was on her way to repair her faculty laptop. Another victim was involved in the accident, and their condition is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"861\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gistme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_7349-1024x861.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2747 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/861;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A student news portal, X Account, first shared the news, which included CCTV footage showing the student attempting to dodge the speeding vehicle. Unfortunately, the vehicle still crashed into her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident has raised concerns among KNUST students about the inadequate regulation of commercial buses and the reckless driving habits of some drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many Ghanaians have expressed their condolences to the bereaved family, with messages of sympathy flooding social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tragedy Strikes KNUST: Student Killed in Trotro Accident<\/p>\n<p>A third-year student of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Afia Dedaa Osae-Atuah, has lost her life in a terrible accident in Kumasi. The incident occurred on Monday when a speeding trotro (commercial bus) crashed into her at a bus stop.<\/p>\n<p>According to eyewitnesses, the deceased was waiting to board a vehicle when the accident happened. She was on her way to repair her faculty laptop. Another victim was involved in the accident, and their condition is yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>A student news portal, X Account, first shared the news, which included CCTV footage showing the student attempting to dodge the speeding vehicle. Unfortunately, the vehicle still crashed into her.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has raised concerns among KNUST students about the inadequate regulation of commercial buses and the reckless driving habits of some drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Many Ghanaians have expressed their condolences to the bereaved family, with messages of sympathy flooding social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-latest","category-local"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2744"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2748,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2744\/revisions\/2748"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2747"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gistme.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}