US EditionGas Tanker Explosion Kills Two, Destroys Shops in Lagos
The collision triggered a fire that destroyed three warehouses and 10 shops, killing the tipper truck driver and assistant, while firefighters prevented further devastation, Lagos officials said.
- On Saturday at 2:36 a.m., a speeding 20-tonne tipper truck struck a stationary 30-tonne gas tanker along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Sangotedo, Lagos, killing two people.
- The impact triggered a large fire that spread to three warehouses and 10 roadside shops, including a gym and a generator house, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
- Firefighters from Lekki Phase II, Oniru, and Epe II stations contained the blaze, successfully preventing the fire from reaching a nearby Total Petrol Filling Station and a fully loaded 33,000-litre Premium Motor Spirit tanker.
- According to Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service Controller General Margaret Adeseye, the tipper driver and his assistant were killed, while recovery teams removed three Sienna buses, a Toyota Corolla, and a forklift.
- Normalcy has returned to the Sangotedo site as authorities currently evacuate the wreckage, with Adeseye noting that emergency cleanup efforts are concluding.
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Two killed as tanker, truck collide on Lagos’ Lekki–Epe Expressway
The accident occurred in the early hours of the day when a 20-tonne tipper truck reportedly travelling at high speed from the Epe axis rammed into a stationary 30-tonne gas tanker positioned on the highway. The post Two killed as tanker, truck collide on Lagos’ Lekki–Epe Expressway appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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