The Nation Newspaper Gridlock as petrol tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A tanker conveying Premium Motor Spirit on Saturday morning exploded after falling on its side at the Ibafo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing gridlock.Okpe said that men of the Ogun State Fire Service were at the scene of the crash, with efforts ongoing to put out the fire.” We are witnessing traffic build up between Ago Igbala, the road traffic crash scene, and MFM prayer city on the outward Lagos section of the expressway,” she said.
The statement read, “The crash occurred at 0657 hrs this morning on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway around the Ago Igbala/Ibafo area of Ogun State. “The rescue operation has come to a conclusion, but traffic managers are still managing the traffic situation caused by the crash.”
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