A tanker said to have been conveying 40,000 liters of petrol has reportedly caught fire at Toyota Bus Stop along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.
An unconfirmed number of people have died in a tanker fire accident that broke out around 1am on Friday along the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), said the incident occurred after a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned due to excessive speeding and spilt its contents on the highway.
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The impact of the crash triggered a fire that spread to nearby vehicles and electric poles, destroying a truck, a tow vehicle, and a power cable supplying electricity to Mowe and surrounding communities.
“Though the casualty figures cannot be ascertained presently, rescue and emergency services made up of TRACE, Ogun State and Nestlé PLC Fire Service, FRSC, and the Police are still on the ground to restore normalcy and orderliness after quenching the fire and carrying out the decantation process,” Akinbiyi said.
He added that traffic in the area had been diverted to a single lane as responders worked at the scene, urging motorists to remain calm and cooperate with diversions and rerouting put in place by TRACE, the police, fire service, FRSC, Amotekun, and the NSCDC.
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“Any inconveniences as a result of this unfortunate incident are highly regretted,” he said.
