Fuel Tanker Explodes On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway In Ogun

A petrol tanker detonated outside of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Ibafo neighborhood of Ogun State’s Obafemi Owode Local Government Area (LGA).

 Around 7 a.m. on Saturday, the accident happened in the Ago Igbala neighborhood of the Ibafo LGA.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Sector announced in a statement that its agents and other first responders have extinguished the blazing tanker. According to Florence Okpe, an FRSC spokesperson, no lives were lost in the incident.

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“A total of five persons were involved — all male adults,” she said

According to her, it was a lone accident involving an Iveco Truck with no registration number on it.

“The suspected cause of the lone crash was overspeeding as the vehicle lost control and crashed. The tanker was loaded with fuel and no casualties was recorded.

“The rescue operation has come to a conclusion but traffic managers are still managing the traffic situation caused by the crash,” she said