Another Fuel Tanker Explodes Barely 24hrs After Lagos Tanker Explosion

The scene of the crash

A fuel tanker along Minna-Suleja road on Friday collided with a truck and went aflame, barely 24 hours after another fuel tanker claimed nine lives in Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

It was gathered that fire fighters are already on the scene, attempting to put out the fire.

The tanker was laden with Kerosene, a highly flammable hydrocarbon liquid.

The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Bisi Kazeem, who confirmed the incident, said the victims have been taken to the hospital.

He said the accident happened at 8:57am local time, and that the Corps was notified within two minutes, while first responders arrived the scene in 14 minutes at 9:13am.

Kazeem also noted that the trailer had no visible number plate, while the fuel tanker which was loaded with Kerosene belongs to Conoil.

The FRSC boss said that the nature of the crash was serious, being multiple accidents.

“Victims have been taken to the General Hospital Suleja, as they were attended to by FRSC officials and other security agents such as men of the Nigerian Police Force and Fire Service officials from Suleja.

You will recall that no fewer than nine persons lost their lives on Thursday after a tanker exploded on Otedola Bridge in Lagos.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in a statement on its official Twitter handle also confirmed that 54 vehicles were burnt to ashes in the Lagos incident.