54 vehicles burnt, as fire responders tackle tanker fire

No less than 54 vehicles were confirmed burnt in a tanker fire that trapped road users on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday evening at 1730hrs local time.

“The accident occurred when the fuel tanker experienced brake failure,” spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Bisi Kazeem, said.

The affected vehicles comprised the fuel tanker, five buses, two trucks, one tricycle, and 45 cars, Kazeem, added.

The registration numbers of the affected vehicles could not be ascertained, as all the vehicles were burnt,” Kazeem said.

First responders, including officials of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, FRSC and Lagos State Fire Service have continued the rescue operations.

Other first responders include policemen, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority.

Ajiboye Opeyemi Samuel