Two persons were on Thursday burnt to death, three injured while 12 vehicles were also affected in an early morning tanker explosion at Ilo Awela area of Sango Toll gate on the Lagos -Abeokuta expressway.
Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
โFRSC carried out a rescue operation at about 1:30 am Thursday morning involving a Tanker laden with PMS while ascending Ilo Awela slope adjoining Abeokutaโ Lagos section of the expressway , fell and went into flameโ.
โMen of the fire service were contacted immediately and the area was cordoned to prevent secondary crashโ.
โAs at 4: 05 am, a total of 12 vehicles were involved. They comprised of three luxurious buses, four tricycles, three motorcycles, one yellow bus and a tankerโ.
โA total of three persons were rescued to Ota General hospital; two male adult and only female adult seriously burntโ.
โTwo bodies burnt beyond recognition have been evacuated from the scene,โ she said.
She added that โthe suspected cause of the multiple crashes was mechanical deficiencyโ. (Vanguard)