By Ola ‘Kiya, Reporting
A tanker explosion at Araromi near Sagamu Interchange on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday morning has burnt 10 people beyond recognition.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Umar said that the accident occurred around Conoil in Araromi before Sagamu Interchange on the expressway.
He said five vehicles were burnt in the inferno, adding that victims of the accidents were burnt beyond recognition.
Stonix News reports that the vehicles involved in the accident were: a Mack truck marked AKL 198 ZT; an Iveco truck with no registration number; a Mazda bus marked FFE 361 XB, an unmarked Howo truck and the Mack tanker.
He attributed the cause of the accident to over-speeding by the driver of the Iveco truck.
“Driver of the Iveco truck, who was travelling on top speed lost control and rammed the tanker, which resulted in fire outbreak due to leakage,” he disclosed.
He added that the Mazda bus was engulfed by the fire, saying that all those that died were in the bus.
“The suspected cause of the multiple crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control on the part of the Iveco truck and smashed the tanker body which resulted in a fire outbreak due to leakage.
“The Mazda bus got engulfed in the spark of the fire,” Umar said.
He added that the deceased were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
Umar, after visiting the scene of the accident, commiserated with families of the victims.
He 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 Lagos-Ibadan Expressway due to the tanker explosion at Araromi Town before Sagamu Interchange.
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