Management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has announced the death of a student, Ransford Amankwah Asomani, a second-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management.
According to a statement issued on Monday, February 9, 2026, Asomani fell from the second floor of an off-campus hostel at Ayeduase in the early hours of Sunday, 8 February 2026.
He was immediately rushed to the KNUST Hospital by his colleagues, with support from the KNUST District Police Patrol Team, but was unfortunately pronounced dead on arrival.
It further confirmed that the parents of the deceased have been informed of the accident.
“University authorities have confirmed that the deceased’s parents have been formally informed, and his body has been deposited at the KNUST Mortuary pending autopsy,” the statement added.
The police, in collaboration with KNUST’s security services, have commenced an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
