Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that a diesel-laden tanker tumbled and caught fire on the Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Enugu State, Franklin Agbakoba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Enugu.
Mr Agbakoba said the incident happened at about 6:16 p.m., and that FRSC personnel had advised and diverted traffic on the expressway.
He advised motorists and pedestrians to follow the Ngwo Community Road, popularly known as “Ngwo Snake Road”, while going into and out of Enugu metropolis for now.
The sector commander said the lone accident did not involve any other vehicle and that no casualties had been recorded yet.
“There is no life lost in the incident for now,” he said.
Mr Agbakoba said the federal and state fire services were battling the fire and ensuring it did not escalate.
“At about 6:16 p.m., 25 September 2025, the FRSC Enugu State Sector Command received a crash alert along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway by Ugwu-Onyeama.
“Rescue teams from the State Sector and the FRSC 9th Mile Unit Commands were activated to the crash scene.
“More details of the report will be forwarded soon,” he added.
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There have been frequent incidents of tankers engulfed by fire on Nigeria’s highways lately, with some of them causing multiple deaths.
In February this year, 23 people were killed along the same Ugwu-Onyeama axis of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway in a tanker explosion.
(NAN)
