Two yet-to-be-identified persons have been killed, while three others were injured in an early morning tanker explosion at Ilo Awela area of Sango Tollgate on the Lagos -Abeokuta expressway.
Three survivors were rescued to Ota General hospital; two male and a female adult were seriously burnt, while two others burnt beyond recognition have been evacuated to the morgue.
NigeriaCrime.com learned that at about 1:30 am on Thursday a Tanker laden with PMS while ascending Ilo Awela slope adjoining the Abeokuta– Lagos section of the expressway, fell and went into flame immediately destroying three luxurious buses, four tricycles, three motorcycles, one yellow bus and a tanker.
Confirming the incident, Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC) in Ogun said operatives of FRSC carried out a rescue operation at about 1:30 am Thursday involving a Tanker laden with PMS while ascending Ilo Awela slope adjoining Abeokuta– Lagos section of the expressway, fell and went into flame”.
“Men of the fire service were contacted immediately and the area was cordoned to prevent secondary crash”.
“As at 4: 05 am, a total of 12 vehicles were involved which comprised of three luxurious buses, four tricycles, three motorcycles, one yellow bus and a tanker”.
“A total of three persons were rescued to Ota General hospital; two male adult and one female adult seriously burnt”.
“Two bodies burnt beyond recognition has been evacuated from the scene,” she said.
She added that “the suspected cause of the multiple crash was mechanical deficiency while the ascending vehicle rolled back and got huck, spilling its content in the process resulting in a fire outbreak”.