Just In: Ex-Bauchi Health Commissioner Dies In Fatal Car Crash (Photo)

A medical doctor and former health commissioner in Bauchi has died in a fatal car accident.

A former commissioner of Health in Bauchi state has died in a fatal road accident at the age of 46.

According to Punch, the victim, Dr. Zuwaira Hassan, was also the Head of Department, Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi before her sad death.

The crash occurred on Monday morning at Zaranda village, about 36 kilometers away from Bauchi metropolis.

Details of the crash were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

The funeral prayers will hold at 1.30 pm at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital Central Mosque on Monday.

This will be followed by the burial at the Muslim burial ground along Gombe Road in accordance with Islamic rites.

A younger brother to the deceased, Garkwu Adamu, the Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, Bauchi State Command, who confirmed the incident to Punch in a telephone interview said that the news of the death was shocking and devastating.

He said: “Yes, it is true, she died this morning in an accident at Zaranda village on her way to Bauchi from Jos, Plateau State.

“They were three driving in the vehicle when the incident happened. It is a really sad and tragic incident that you will just wake up with someone and the next moment, that same person is gone, it is really sad.

“She was really hard working and dedicated to her work. We will really miss her a lot.”

When contacted, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Yusuf Abdullahi, said he was yet to get details of the crash.

She left behind a husband and three children.