A 51-year-old Calgary, Alta., man has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash in northern Ontario, police say.
Dr. Abdul Hashmi was killed Dec. 4 around 4 p.m. when his northbound, four-door SUV left Highway 129 and went into the ditch on the other side of the road, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release Thursday morning.Hashmi was on his way home after taking the National Dental Examining Board of Canada's National Dental Examination of Clinical Competence exam, the Internationally Trained Dentists Association of Canada said in a social media post Dec. 8."Dr.
An online fundraiser was started a week ago by "his friends at Prep Doctors" and has raised more than $95,000 to support his family. "Dr. Abdul was one of our most beloved and brightest dental trainees. He began his journey with us back in 2018 and had warmed our hearts with his presence ever since," Prep Doctors said in a social media post.
"We will forever remember him as cheerful, kind, and always smiling. He was a hard-working dentist and a loving family man." One of the gofundme campaign organizers, Ahmed Youseff, said nearly 800 people helped raise the money in just four days.
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