A tragic road accident has claimed the life of Rebecca Kambai, a 500-level student of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare, Bauchi State, after she was allegedly struck by a hit-and-run driver.
According to a family source, the 19-year-old had just returned home for the holidays when the fatal accident occurred on Tuesday evening, July 14, 2026.
The source explained that Rebecca had forgotten some of her belongings at school and arranged for friends in Azare to send them to her.
When the driver transporting the items arrived at the Bauchi Motor Park near Awala Hotel, he contacted Rebecca to pick them up. One of her brothers then took her there on a motorcycle.
After collecting the items, Rebecca reportedly decided to ride on the motorcycle with her brother. However, as they approached the Police Officers’ Mess along the Bauchi–Jos Road and were about to turn into their neighbourhood in the New GRA, a Sharon minibus allegedly rammed into the motorcycle.
Rebecca reportedly struck her head on the road, sustaining a fractured skull that claimed her life at the scene, while her brother suffered injuries.
A First Information Report (FIR) issued by the RS12.1 Bauchi Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) stated that the crash occurred at about 5:15 p.m. along the Bauchi–Jos Road in front of the Police Officers’ Mess.
The report indicated that the incident was reported at 5:20 p.m., while FRSC officials arrived at the scene 10 minutes later.
The crash involved a privately owned Jincheng motorcycle with registration number TFB-38-QB and affected two victims—an adult male who sustained injuries and an adult female who died.
Items recovered from the scene included the motorcycle, a women’s hair stretcher and a pair of shoes.
The injured victim was taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for treatment, while Rebecca’s remains were deposited at the hospital mortuary.
Reacting to the heartbreaking loss, Rebecca’s mother, Mrs. Doris Kambai, paid an emotional tribute to her daughter.
“I am the mother of Rebecca, whom we just lost yesterday. It is truly a time of grief for the whole family. My daughter, my last baby, will be greatly missed.
“She was actually my favourite, and the siblings even know that. She took after me in so many ways, and I have been so proud of her. She was such an intelligent and brilliant girl. Her coming into my life was truly a blessing.
“Ever since she came into my life, so many things changed, and for that I am so grateful. Well, there is nothing we can do about it. God gives and He has taken away. May His name be forever praised.”
She also expressed appreciation to everyone who stood by the family during the difficult time.
“I want to appreciate everyone who has rallied around me throughout this period of grief. I lack words to express my gratitude. It is my prayer that the Lord will reward each one of them at the point of their needs. In their own days of sorrow, may they meet people who will stand by them and comfort them. I am so grateful. Thank you so much.”