A tanker conveying diesel fell and exploded on Saturday near Otedola Estate on the outbound service lane of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to a statement by LASEMA chief, Olugemi oke-Osanyintolu, the Agency has responded . . . and upon arrival of the Agency’s officials at the incident scene, it was observed that a tanker conveying an unknown amount of diesel fell spilling its content which resulted to an explosion that affected a truck conveying goods,”
The statement added that rescue and recovery operations were ongoing.
Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, southwest Zonal Office, NEMA, who also confirmed the development said the accident occurred at 5.30 p.m. involving a tanker, a haulage truck, and a Toyota Camry 1999 model carrying six members of the same family.
He said the tanker was fully loaded with 44,000 liters of AGO (diesel) and was moving toward the Berger axis of the expressway when one of its tyres suddenly burst into flames.
Farinloye said people in the immediate vicinity of the accident had called out to the driver of the tanker to stop, but he reportedly tried to reverse the vehicle instead of stopping, thereby colliding with the other vehicles.
He said the driver of the haulage truck, the family of six, and both the tanker driver and his assistant all escaped unhurt.
He, however, said that the section of the road where the accident occurred was cordoned off to allow emergency response agencies to put out the fire.
