Three IMT Students in Critical Condition as Hostel Collapses (PHOTOS)
Three students of the Institute of Management and Technology,
Enugu, narrowly escaped death on Monday as the balcony of one of the
female hostels collapsed on them.
The students, who are recuperating in different hospitals in the
metropolis, where they were rushed to, are from the Mass Communication
Department.
Narrating the incident to Punch, one of the injured, Oluchi, said; “On
Monday around 10am, I went to the hostel to call my course mate, Amanda,
for a lecture that we were supposed to have that morning.
“When I got to the first floor of the two-storey building, she was washing
plates on the balcony. She begged me to wait for her. So, while waiting
for her to finish, another student came to the balcony.
“We were discussing and all of sudden, the balcony, where my friend was
washing plates, collapsed. The next thing I knew was that I found myself
in this hospital. My friend, Amanda, was taken to the Orthopaedic
Hospital, because I was told that she suffered dislocation in her neck and
waist.”
Oluchi also told said a delegation from the school visited her and asked
that she should be transferred to the school clinic to enable the
institution to take up her treatment, as it would not be responsible for
her treatment at a private hospital.
She said that she declined because she was not sure that the school clinic
would be able to properly handle her case.
The Public Relations Officer, IMT, Mr Mark Eze, told Punch on telephone on
Tuesday that there was no official report about the incident to the
management.
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