Tanker Explosion: Unconfirmed deaths, vehicles burnt on Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway

A devastating tanker occurrence mishap occurred astatine midnight connected Friday connected the Abeokuta -Sagamu Expressway, resulting successful the demolition of properties and an unconfirmed fig of fatalities.

In a connection issued connected Friday successful Abeokuta, the spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident.

Akinbiyi said the mishap occurred astatine 1:00 a.m. connected the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu Interchange axis of the Expressway.

He explained that the mishap occurred erstwhile a 33,000-litre petrol tanker overturned arsenic a effect of excessive speeding and spilled its contents connected the road, starring to an inferno.

“The lawsuit of an inferno caused by a 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 parked by the roadside, arsenic good arsenic the demolition of a PHCN cablegram supplying energy to Mowe and its environs,’’ helium said.

Akinbiyi noted that the casualty fig could not beryllium ascertained astatine the clip of this report.

He said that associated rescue teams from TRACE, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Fire Service, Nestlé Fire Service, the Police, Amotekun Corps and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) were connected the crushed to enactment retired the occurrence and statesman the decantation process.

According to him, exigency and rescue workers are inactive astatine the country to reconstruct normalcy and guarantee the escaped travel of traffic.

He appealed to roadworthy users to stay calm and obey postulation diversions and rerouting measures enactment successful spot by information and rescue operatives.

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

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