Ashanti region Saloon car crashes female Knust student to death 

A first-year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is feared dead after a private vehicle knocked her down today.

Several students at Ayeduase close to the KNUST campus were also part of the happening.

Eyewitnesses say the female student was not responsive after the incident.

A black saloon car with a registration number AS 6241-22. Is eyewitness day was the cause of the demise. three of the students who were with her sustained various degrees of injuries and have been rushed to the Tech Hospital.

According to eyewitnesses, the speeding vehicle skidded off the road, crashed into some structures and run into the pedestrian's lane by the roadside causing the accident.

The vehicle also killed two sheep in the process, while a seamstress, apprentice and other shop owners also narrowly escaped death.

Giving further details, Daniel Akwasi Ofori, who was at the scene of the accident said the vehicle hitting the sheep to a large extent reduced its speed saving several casualties.

it is still unclear what caused the driver of the vehicle to lose control, but some residents want the Assembly to consider constructing speed ramps on the stretch.

They claim drivers plying the stretch are reckless despite Ayeduase being a hub for students due to the number of hostels located in the area and its closeness to the KNUST campus.