Just in: Many feared dead in Ogun tanker fire explosion

An unconfirmed fig of radical person died successful a tanker occurrence mishap that occurred astatine midnight on the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the incidental happened astatine astir 1 a.m. connected Friday. He explained that a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned owed to excessive speeding, spilling its contents connected the highway.

Speaking to newsmen, Akinbiyi said, “The lawsuit of an inferno caused by a 30,000-litre fuel-laden tanker which fell connected its broadside and spilled its contents astir 0100hrs today, on the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu Interchange agelong of the PMB Expressway, owed to excessive velocity and nonaccomplishment of control, has been reported.

“The effect of the unfortunate incidental besides extended to the burning of a motortruck and a tow conveyance on the roadside, arsenic good arsenic the demolition of a PHCN cablegram supplying energy to Mowe and environs.

“Though the casualty figures cannot beryllium ascertained presently, rescue and exigency services made up of TRACE, Ogun State and Nestlé PLC Fire Service, FRSC, and the Police are inactive connected the crushed to reconstruct normalcy and orderliness aft quenching the occurrence and carrying retired the decantation process.”

He urged roadworthy users to beryllium diligent and travel postulation diversions and re-routing measures enactment successful spot by TRACE, the police, the Ogun State Fire Service, FRSC, Amotekun, and the NSCDC.

“However, immoderate inconveniences arsenic a effect of this unfortunate incidental are highly regretted,” helium added.d.

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