According to the source, Rebecca had forgotten some of her belongings at school and arranged with her friends, who sent them to her from Azare.
It was further disclosed that when the driver conveying the items arrived at the Bauchi motor park near Awala Hotel, he called Rebecca to collect them, and one of her brothers took her there on a motorcycle.
After collecting the items and while on their way back home, Rebecca chose to ride the motorcycle. On reaching the Police Officers’ Mess along the Bauchi-Jos Road, just as they were about to turn into their neighbourhood in the New GRA, a Sharon minibus hit the motorcycle.
Rebecca was said to have struck her head on the road surface, sustaining a fractured skull that led to her death on the spot, while her brother sustained injuries.
A First Information Report (FIR) on the road traffic crash issued by the RS12.1 Bauchi Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) indicated that the crash occurred at 5:15 p.m.
The incident was reported at 5:20 p.m., while FRSC personnel arrived at the scene at 5:30 p.m., recording a response time of 10 minutes.
The crash occurred along the Bauchi-Jos Road in front of the Police Officers’ Mess.