The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has released a preliminary report of the circumstances surrounding the death in an auto crash on Sunday of former Internal Affairs Minister, Sen. John Shagaya.
The Corps Spokesman, Bisi Kazeem in a statement on Monday said an FRSC team from Langtang Unit Command went to the crash sign on the Langtang-Pankshin Road immediately after the crash.
He said the corps learnt that the Chairman, Board of Directors, Nigerian Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos was on his way to the state capital when his vehicle ran into a tree around 2.25pm.
“An FRSC team from Langtang Unit Command was at the scene of the crash almost immediately after the crash.
“He was travelling in a Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with his driver and an orderly from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
“Preliminary report indicates that the driver lost control and hit a tree making the General to sustain a head injury that eventually led to his death.
“The two injured aides of the General are currently in Pankshin General Hospital while the body of General Shagaya has been deposited at the Air Force Hospital Mortuary in Jos.”
Kazeem quoted the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, as condoling with the family of the deceased general.
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