According to eyewitness accounts, the students were aboard a university shuttle bus traveling along the Eliozu–Rumuokoro Road when the vehicle rammed into a stationary trailer parked by the roadside.
The crash occurred around 7:45 a.m. as students were heading to campus for early morning lectures.
Emergency responders and local security agencies rushed to the scene, but five students were confirmed dead on the spot, while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
The injured were quickly transported to nearby hospitals, where they are currently receiving treatment.
