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Bauchi health insurance chief and four relatives killed in crash

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Ibrahim Ladan Duguri, head of the public health insurance agency in Bauchi State, and four family members died in a collision with a lorry near Yalwan Duguri, Nigeria. The crash happened on Saturday on the road between Duguri and Bauchi; his son Suleiman survived and is receiving hospital treatment, according to relatives cited by Aminiya.

Alhaji Ibrahim Ladan Duguri, head of the Bauchi State Health Insurance Agency in Nigeria, and four of his children died in a collision with a lorry on Saturday on the road linking Duguri and Bauchi, Nigerian media outlet Aminiya reported. The accident happened near Yalwan Duguri, in the Alkaleri area, as the family was returning to Bauchi after a stay in Duguri.

Musa Ahmed, a cousin of the victim, said their vehicle hit the trailer on a bend, minutes after leaving Yalwan Duguri. Four people died at the scene, he said.

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