KNUST gives committee two weeks to investigate student’s swimming pool death

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has set up a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a third-year Chemical Engineering student at the university’s swimming pool.

David Osei Agyapong died on Saturday, 7 November 2026, following an incident at the facility.

KNUST shuts pool as committee probes student's death

In a press statement issued on Monday, 9 November 2026, to address the issue, the university said Management held an emergency meeting the same day and decided to constitute the committee.

“A Fact-Finding Committee has been set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the passing of Mr Agyapong, notwithstanding the ongoing investigation by the Ghana Police Service,” the statement said. “The Committee has two weeks, from Monday, 9th to Friday, 20th November, 2026, to submit its report to Management,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, the KNUST Swimming Pool has been closed temporarily to students and the general public while the investigations continue.

Management expressed its deepest condolences to the family, friends, classmates and colleagues of Agyapong.

“The University continues to appeal to the public to respect the privacy of the bereaved family and to refrain from speculation or the circulation of unverified information while investigations are ongoing,” the release, signed by Dr Daniel Norris Bekoe, University Relations Officer, for the Registrar, added.

The university said it remains committed to establishing the full facts of the incident.

Read the statement below



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