One dead, 11 injured in tanker explosion
The
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun says one person died on
Saturday in a road accident at Sagamu involving a fuel tanker, an
articulated vehicle and a bus.
State
FRSC Sector Commander Adegoke Adetunji said no fewer than 11 people
also sustained injuries in the accident that an eyewitness said occurred
in the midnight.
He
said the tanker, loaded with petrol had a mechanical problem and
stopped on the road, while the bus and truck rammed into it resulting in
explosion.
He
said that the tanker caught fire and burnt other two vehicles, noting
that the dead and the injured had been taken to hospital.
``We
can’t even give you the number plates of the affected vehicles because,
by the time we got there, they were all burnt beyond recognition,’’ he
said.
Adetunji said the unfortunate accident must have been caused by rate of speed of the vehicle that rammed into it.
He advised motorists and commuter to always be alert when driving and avoid speeding.
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