A final-year student at the A.M.E Zion Senior High School in the Central Region has passed away after she was attacked by bees on the school premises.
The deceased has been identified as a 21-year-old Emmanuella Quainoo.
Reports suggest that at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, she was reportedly swarmed by bees while on campus.
Emmanuella Quainoo was rushed to the nearby hospital but could not survive.
According to reports, the deceased enrolled at the private school for remedial classes to improve her science scores.
Speaking to Citi News on Thursday, March 19, her grandmother, Vida Ayi Mensah, stated, “We heard she had been attacked by bees at school, so we rushed there and took her to the hospital. She passed away the next day.
“We saw the doctors attending to her. She asked us to buy medications, which we had already done, and they also said she’d need a blood transfusion. While at the pharmacy, I was called that she had died, so I didn’t proceed with the drugs.”
In other news, a student of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), named Caleb Mensah, popularly known as Paywa, tragically lost his life some weeks ago.
Reports suggest the UCC student left his student ID upon arriving at the examination room he was asked to go back for it.
Caleb, who was a passenger on a motorcycle, reportedly dropped an item. As the rider turned back to retrieve it, they hit a pothole. The impact caused Caleb to jump off the bike. In an unfortunate turn of events, he stepped into the path of an oncoming shuttle, which struck and ran over him.
He was rushed to the hospital immediately, but sadly did not survive.
UCC in an official statement on the tragic road accident wrote, “Cape Coast, Friday, 6th March, 2026: We regret to announce the tragic death of Mr. Kweku Mensah, a Level 200 Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) student, following a road traffic accident on campus on Thursday, 5th March 2026, at about 3:00 p.m. along the Amissah-Arthur Language Centre and the Sandwich Lecture Theatre (SWLT) stretch.
Preliminary information indicates that the student was riding on a motorcycle to retrieve his identification card from Oguaa Hall for a scheduled examination. The motorcycle reportedly collided with an Ayalolo bus, leading to severe injuries. The student was rushed to the UCC Hospital, where he was unfortunately pronounced dead after efforts to resuscitate him failed.
The matter has been reported to the UCC Police and the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) for investigations. The body has been deposited at the UCC Morgue pending further procedures. Subsequently, his family has been duly informed about the sad event.
The University extends its deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and urges the University community to remain calm as investigations continue.
Further updates surrounding the incident will be provided in due course”.