Explosive accident at Lagos Ibadan Express Way
Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the
popular Lagos-Ibadan Expressway following a multiple accident that
claimed three lives, leaving many others injured with varying degrees of
injuries.
The incident which involved six vehicles occurred at about 3am at Kara bridge, outward Lagos state.
Investigation carried out at the
scene of incident revealed that a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of
AGO (diesel) ran into a stationary truck carrying brewery products.
Investigations revealed that although the driver slammed on
his brake, it still rammed into a stationary truck parked along the
Kara Bridge, outward Lagos.
Following the impact of the clash, the
petrol tanker eventually burst into flames, while the driver and his
conductor were both trapped in the vehicle. According
to him, rescuers from the agency, alongside officials of the Lagos
State Fire Service, policemen from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) as
well as those from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and policemen
from Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps were on ground
to salvage the situation.
Tiamiyu advised road users especially
articulated truck drivers to avoid over speeding and henceforth adhere
to safety regulations while plying the road so as to forestall avoidable
disasters.
He further said a full scale
investigation on the incident would be carried out by appropriate
authorities at the incident scene.
Also, the Spokesperson of the National
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in the South West Region, Ibrahim
Farinloye, who also confirmed the incident said all rescuers combated
the inferno for hours before it was successfully put out.
He said the NEMA’s coordinator in the
South West Region, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu, called on motorist to
exercise extreme patience or better still follow alternative route.
He said the disaster assessment
conducted at the scene revealed that about two containerized trucks, two
trailers, one petrol tanker and a Toyota Corolla car were completely
burnt.
He said, “Three dead bodies, all adult
male were recovered. The recovery operations of the accidented burnt
truck with the aid of LASEMA heavy duty equipment is presently ongoing
so as to abate traffic gridlock which has built up on the Lagos Ibadan
Express way.
“Also, the burnt carcasses have also
been cleared off the road so as to restore normalcy as the traffic
affected almost every part of the expressway up to Ikorodu road and even
Alapere and Ogudu.”
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