One of the two persons who died in a ghastly accident at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been identified as the son of a Member of Parliament (MP).

Family sources say the deceased who is a final year Medical Student of KNUST is the son of Alhaji Seidu Issifu Baba National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Nalerigu-Gambaga Constituency.

Arrangements are currently underway for his burial in accordance with Islamic customs with the family indicating they are distraught over the unfortunate incident.

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It would be recalled that two students died on the spot and three others left with life-threatening injuries after a private vehicle they were driving in crashed on KNUST Campus on Saturday, March 27, 2021.

Four of the occupants have been confirmed to be KNUST students while one was a University of Ghana student with the injured said to be receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the driver, in an attempt to negotiate a sharp curve, ran into a tree, killing two persons on the spot.

The mangled vehicle has since been towed from the scene of accident while KNUST police reveal that investigations have commenced into the incident.