The family of a 49-year-old Nigerian woman, Omotayo Samuel-Pepple, who died after being struck by a bus in Winnipeg, Canada, is demanding answers about the circumstances surrounding her death.
Samuel-Pepple was waiting at a bus stop on September 16, 2025 when the vehicle crashed into her.
She was rushed to the hospital with severe internal injuries and multiple fractures. Despite undergoing three surgeries, she went into cardiac arrest and later died.
Her sister, Mary Oloyede, said the family has been left with unanswered questions.
“I would want to know if the driver was impaired. What actually happened? I know the police are still doing their investigation, but we are hoping there will be more information as time goes by,” she said.
Oloyede also expressed concern over the delay in communication, saying the family was only notified eight hours after the accident.
“She was still conscious, she was still communicating at the scene,” she said.
“Even if I was not there presently, at least I would have gotten a friend or, you know, a church member. I should have notified people around her so that they get to the hospital, but nobody contacted me.”
Samuel-Pepple had moved to Canada in 2024 to study human resource management at the University of Manitoba.
According to her family, she had plans to bring her husband and three children, aged 14, 17, and 21, from Nigeria to join her before the tragedy occurred.
Oloyede is urging authorities to hold the bus driver accountable and is calling on members of the public to come forward with any dashcam footage or information.
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So sad. My condolences
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