Some students of the University of Cross River have blamed the recent deaths of three students on poor facilities at the General Hospital in Calabar.
The students made the allegation while speaking to reporters during a protest in Calabar on Monday.
It will be recalled that a bus conveying the students was involved in a head-on collision with a truck along the Calabar–Itu highway on Friday.
The driver and three students of the university died from injuries sustained in the accident.
The students, who had gone for a football game at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom, were returning to Calabar when the incident occurred.
During the protest, the students carried placards blaming poor facilities at the hospital for the deaths.
It was reported that the protest turned violent when the students attacked personnel and hospital facilities.
They were, however, dispersed by police while attempting to take the protest to the governor’s office.
One of the students, Martha Ikom, who spoke to reporters, said that after the crash, two of the deceased students were rushed to the general hospital but died due to the absence of health personnel.
“The students were rejected because there were no personnel at the emergency unit. They died while being taken to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.
“We are angry, and we are here to show our disapproval of this decay in public health facilities,” she said.
