At least 10 people have been confirmed dead, after a fuel-filled tanker burst Thursday morning along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
This was revealed to media in Abeokuta by Ahmed Umar, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun state.
He stated the incident occurred in Araromi town before the Sagamu interchange of the expressway.
Umar said five vehicles were torched in the flames, adding that the victims were scorched beyond recognition.
The vehicles involved in the accident include: a Mack truck registered AKL 198 ZT; an Iveco truck with no registration number; a Mazda bus tagged FFE 361 XB, an unmarked Howo truck and the Mack tanker.
The accident was caused by over-speeding by the driver of the Iveco truck, the sector commander noted.
He added that the Mazda bus was engulfed by the fire, saying that all those who died were in the bus.
“Driver of the Iveco truck, who was travelling at top speed, lost control and rammed into the tanker, which resulted in a fire outbreak due to leakage”, he said.
“The Mazda bus got engulfed in the spark of the fire.”
Meanwhile, the deceased persons have been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
Umar commiserated with the families of the victims and advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules and regulations, and as well consider other road users while driving.
Earlier, FRSC had advised motorists and the public to use alternative routes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to avert a secondary clash.