Nine Confirmed Dead, 54 Vehicles Burnt in Lagos Tanker Explosion

No fewer than nine persons died in a tanker explosion that occurred on Otedola Bridge outward Lagos on Thursday evening.

According to the Federal Road Safety Corps spokesperson, Bisi Kazeem, 54 vehicles were burnt in the incident while four persons were injured.

A fuel-laden tanker has exploded along the Otedola bridge axis of Berger in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city with blaze engulfing many other vehicles.

The tanker was heading towards Begger when it had a failed brake.

Though the driver and one other person who was in the tanker escaped, others were however, trapped in their vehicles.

FactualTimes Correspondent at the scene reports that rescue operations are still ongoing as at the time of filing this report