Several vehicles have been burnt as tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Gatekeepers News reports that several vehicles have been destroyed as a fuel tanker exploded at the Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident, said it happened in front of Romona Trailer Park at Ogere at about 6:20 am on Tuesday.
Umar said, “The fire is serious; the number of vehicles involved cannot be ascertained yet.”
“Ogun State Fire Service has arrived the scene, while FRSC operatives are on ground managing the traffic situation.”
Umar noted that this was the fifth tanker explosion in Lagos and Ogun states since the start of 2021.
On Thursday, 17 June 2021, Gatekeepers News reported that a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker exploded at Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, opposite Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Ikeja.
