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Abena Gyamfua Ofori, Alberta Odura Quartey, and Hannah Segbefia, three Ghanaian PhD students in the United States, were engaged in a catastrophic vehicle collision that killed two and badly wounded one.<\/strong><\/h2>\nThey were all students at Clemson University in South Carolina, where they were pursuing post-graduate studies.<\/p>\n
On June 18, 2023, the three were traveling together when they were engaged in a horrific vehicle accident.<\/p>\n
The deadly accident happened on Highway 11 at Elizabeth Drive in South Carolina, when two automobiles moving in opposite directions crashed head-on, killing Abena Ofori and Alberta Quartey.<\/p>\n
Hannah Segbefia, the group\u2019s third member, survived but is now in severe condition in the hospital, requiring many procedures.<\/p>\n
Abena Gyamfua Ofori, 31, is a former Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology student who was enrolled in a postgraduate English program at Clemson.<\/p>\n
READ ALSO:<\/strong>\u00a0Video: Yvonne Nelson\u2019s mother committed incest \u2013 Ruthy<\/p>\nAlbert Odura Quartey, 23, was also a KNUST alum who served as a Teaching Assitant at the university after completion of her studies before joining Clemson University for a PhD in Electrical Engineering.<\/p>\n
Hannah Segbefia, the group\u2019s third survivor, is a former Wesley Girls High School student who moved to the United States in 2023 to seek a Ph.D. in Biochemistry.<\/p>\n
Segbefia had shattered ribs, broken hands, and other serious health consequences as a result of the catastrophe. She has endured two surgery and will need more to repair a shattered hip and a damaged hand.<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe campaign has been put up to assist pay the costs of Hannah Segbefia\u2019s operations, which can be found here.<\/p>\n
\nA Brilliant Mind and a Promising future cut short: Alberta Odura Quartey, a former TA of KNUST and first class degree student in Telecom Engineering who was pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering at the Clemson University, USA has died in a fatal car crash pic.twitter.com\/azNWgiM86T<\/a><\/p>\n\u2014 SIKAOFFICIAL???? (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Albert Odura Quartey, 23, was also a KNUST alum who served as a Teaching Assitant at the university after completion of her studies before joining Clemson University for a PhD in Electrical Engineering.<\/p>\n
Hannah Segbefia, the group\u2019s third survivor, is a former Wesley Girls High School student who moved to the United States in 2023 to seek a Ph.D. in Biochemistry.<\/p>\n
Segbefia had shattered ribs, broken hands, and other serious health consequences as a result of the catastrophe. She has endured two surgery and will need more to repair a shattered hip and a damaged hand.<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe campaign has been put up to assist pay the costs of Hannah Segbefia\u2019s operations, which can be found here.<\/p>\n
\nA Brilliant Mind and a Promising future cut short: Alberta Odura Quartey, a former TA of KNUST and first class degree student in Telecom Engineering who was pursuing her PhD in Electrical Engineering at the Clemson University, USA has died in a fatal car crash pic.twitter.com\/azNWgiM86T<\/a><\/p>\n
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