Plateau State lawmaker, Honorable Haruna Maitala and three others have died in a fatal car accident along Abuja-Jos expressway.
It was gathered that Haruna left Abuja for Jos on Friday, April 2, to prepare for his son’s wedding slated for Saturday, April 3. He was accompanied by one of his sons, Jafaru Maitala, and some of his aides.
Their vehicle reportedly ran into a pothole, skidded off the road, before hitting a tree at Barde, close to Keffi in Nasarawa State. Unfortunately, Haruna and the other travelers lost their lives in the accident.
Tribune Online gatheered that the lawmaker and his son, who was a student of University of Abuja, died on the spot while a policeman attached to him, Danladi Wase and the driver of the vehicle, whose name could not be confirmed, later died at Kwoi General hospital.
Watch a video from the scene below,
