Four students of the Abubakar Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi recently died and seven others were injured following the collapse of a bridge as a result of a heavy downpour that lasted several hours.While briefing journalists, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Mohammed Ahmed Abdulazeez, said the tragedy occurred on the night of Monday, August 5, 2019 at the Gubi campus of the institution.
The accident happened while the students were returning to their hostels.Unfortunately, the pedestrian iron bridge, whichconnectstheir reading area with the hostel, collapsed. The university's Senate, at an emergency meeting on August 6, 2019, decided to close down the institutionbutre-opened iton Monday,August 19, 2019. The closurewas to enable the university community mournthe dead students.
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