Third-year KNUST student dies after springboard jump into pool

Author: ghanaweb.comPublished on: November 8, 2026Country: Ghana

Society & Lifestyle

Third-year KNUST student dies after springboard jump into pool

A third-year student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) died after jumping from a springboard into a pool. The article provides no further details about the circumstances of the incident or the student's identity.

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