Fire In An Oil Tanker Kills Nine In Nigeria
Fire In An Oil Tanker Kills Nine In Nigeria: An oil tanker truck caught fire in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, killing nine people and burning out 53 other vehicles, an emergency agency official said.
Vehicles ablaze and thick black smoke billowing across a wide stretch of road.
The accident happened on a motorway that connects Lagos and the city of Ibadan, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency spokesman Adeshina Tiamiyu said.
Nine people are dead and four injured are in hospital”, Tiamiyu said.
A spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Commission, Bisi Kazeem, said the crash happened around Otedola bridge on the section of the road heading out of Lagos.
He said the cause of the accident was brake failure. He added that the tanker, five buses, two trucks, a tricycle and 45 cars were burnt out.
He said the cause of the accident was brake failure. He added that the tanker, five buses, two trucks, a tricycle and 45 cars were burnt out.
Oludare Adodo said he was crossing the bridge on a commercial bus when its driver suddenly stopped and told passengers there had been an accident involving a toppled tanker.
“Petrol started leaking. A bus ran into it. The fire hadn’t started then a car ran into the bus which caused the fuel to ignite. Suddenly I heard a loud ‘blam!’ he said.
“In the distance, I could see several vehicles trying to maneuver and turn back on the road,” he said. “Some folks were abandoning their cars and running, and those closest to the tanker were simply merged into a wall of red.”
Adodo said passengers quickly exited the bus after seeing the cars and tanker engulfed in flames.
“As a government, we would not relent in putting measures in place to ensure safety of lives and property of all residents,” said Lagos state government spokesman Kehinde Bamigbetan in an emailed statement.
“We extend our deepest commiseration to the families of persons who lost their lives as well as properties to the incident.” The statement added that the state government was clearing damaged vehicles from the road.
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