One person has been declared dead, four others injured with 14 vehicles destroyed, after a fully laden 30 tonne gas truck exploded. The incident occurred at Otedola bridge in Lagos, when the tanker tried to access the express road.
According to a statement from the State Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Lagos Territorial Office, Ibrahim Farinloye, the incident happened on Tuesday night 8:pm .
He added that the accident affected one commercial storey building and damaged four shops.
Farinloye explained that the incident occurred when a fully loaded gas tanker fell while trying to access the express way from Otedola Estate road.
He listed emergency responders at the scene to include, NEMA, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, the fire service, the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps.
