… seriously injures brother
A 500-level student of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Rebecca Kambai, has been killed in a hit-and-run accident along the Bauchi-Jos Road in Bauchi.
The 19-year-old undergraduate died on Tuesday evening after a Sharon commercial bus allegedly rammed into the motorcycle she was riding near the Police Officers’ Mess, Bauchi before fleeing the scene.
It was gathered that the undergraduate had recently returned home for the holidays but realised she had left some personal belongings in school.
Family source said Rebecca arranged for friends to send the items through a commercial driver travelling to Bauchi. When the driver arrived at the Bauchi motor park near Awala Hotel, he contacted her to collect the package.
Rebecca’s brother reportedly took her to the park on a motorcycle. After collecting the items, they were heading home when the crash occurred.
It was gathered that as they approached the Police Officers’ Mess and were about to turn into the New GRA area, the Sharon bus hit the motorcycle and immediately sped off.
The impact threw Rebecca onto the road and she suffered severe head injuries, including a fractured skull. She was pronounced dead at the scene, while her brother sustained injuries.
A First Information Report by the Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi Sector Command, showed that the crash occurred at about 5:15 pm on July 14, 2026, and was reported five minutes later.
The report stated that FRSC personnel arrived at the scene at about 5:30 p.m., recording a response time of 10 minutes.
It identified the motorcycle involved as a Jincheng motorcycle with registration number TFB-38-QB, used for private purposes.
FRSC said two adults, a male and a female, were involved in the crash. The male sustained injuries, while the female was confirmed dead.
Items recovered from the scene included the motorcycle, a women’s hair stretcher and a pair of shoes.
The injured victim was evacuated to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital for treatment, while Rebecca’s body was deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
The driver of the Sharon bus reportedly fled the scene immediately after the crash and had yet to be identified as of the time of filing this report.
Efforts to trace and apprehend the suspect are ongoing.
