Two Confirmed Dead As Tanker Explosion Grounds Lagos- Ibadan Expressway
At Kara Bridge on the Lagos- Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, a tanker carrying diesel crashed and exploded, leaving two people reported dead, the truck’ s driver lost control when it was traveling into Ogun State and had the license plate DTM 109 XA.
According to reports, he rammed the truck into the railings, causing it to flip over with its head severed and land in a ditch beneath the bridge…………………..Continue Reading
Two of the three occupants were reportedly killed when the head exploded. Firefighters were on the ready to prevent any type of tragedy from the truck’ s contents spilling onto the expressway, as the source saw.
The incident caused traffic to become backed up down the axis and into the Berger neighborhood. At the scene of the incident, the police and members of the Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps could also be seen directing traffic.
Ahmed Umar, the FRSC’ s Ogun State Commandant, claimed it was a single- vehicle accident brought on by speeding and a loss of control.
” The driver must have been speeding, ” he claimed. One of its three inhabitants survived, but the other two were trapped and perished in the flames. Firefighters were able to put out the flames, but it was too hot to assess the damage on the detachable head.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the head of Ogun State Police, claimed to be unaware of the occurrence.
