A petrol-laden tanker fell in the
wee hours of Friday around Toll gate, Ota axis of Lagos-Abeokuta highway, while
approaching Shoprite Store, killing yet to be identified number of people.
The tanker went up in flames immediately, destroying lives, vehicles, and properties.
Confirming the incident, the Ogun
State Traffic Compliance (TRACE) Corps Spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi
released a video of the inferno.
Akinbiyi confirmed that
there were casualties but the number could not be ascertained as of the time of
filing this report.
According to Akinbiyi, the TRACE
Corps, Fire Service agents, Federal Road Safety Corps, the police, the NSCDC,
Naval officers and the Army were all on ground for rescue operations.
While sympathising with those
affected by the ugly incident, Akinbiyi advised motorists to avoid Toll Gate
Area for now.
“Nevertheless, they can go
through the Old Ota Road to link Awolowo Road down to Sango under bridge to
link Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway,” he said.
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