A ghastly accident involving a 45,000 litres tanker fully ladden with petrol and a trailer has occurred at the Kaiyetoro end of Lekki-Epe Expressway by Eleko Bus Stop, Ibeju Lekki Lagos.
Director, Lagos state Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS), Adeseye Margaret disclosed that the tanker had ran into the trailer, conveying cement inward Lekki. Due to the impact of the collision, the vehicles burst into flames.
LFRS, Epe station, on arrival at the scene discovered that both vehicles had head collision as the tanker travelled in opposite directions to Lekki and trailer from Epe.
Margaret said the crew doused the fire from the accidental spillage of contents from the tanker and recovered four bodies suspected dead from both vehicles. Three of the bodies were recovered from the tanker and one from the trailer. The victims are all male adults and operatives of both vehicles.
The accident was happened on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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