A petrol tanker yesterday exploded on the Lagos-Badagry expressway leaving scores of people injured and many vehicles burnt and in carcass.
Eyewitnesses present at the scene of the incident, which happened between the office of the Department of State Services (DSS) and Ojo military cantonment, said the tanker fell due to the failed portion of the busy highway before spilling its contents on the road.
The inferno, which consumed 10 vehicles, caused a heavy gridlock and made commuters coming towards Mile 2 take the congested alternative routes to their destination.
At the scene, security operatives, including men of the Federal Fire Service and Lagos State Emergency Services Management Agency (LASEMA), Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC), army and the police ensured the vicinity was condoned off while efforts were made to remove the debris caused by the inferno billowing from the burnt vehicles.
Some of the road users expressed the untold hardship they have experienced along the corridor due to the abandoned portions of the construction work being done by the Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC).
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of LASEMA, Kehinde Adebayo, blamed the incident on the “unsafe” practices of residents around the area.
According to Adebayo, the agency was notified of the accident that happened at Barracks bus stop inwards Iyana Oba, on the Lagos-Badagry expressway at about 9:48p.m. on Monday, prompting the immediate activation of their response team to the scene.
