The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident, saying the number of people who lost their lives is unconfirmed.

According to Akinbiyi, a petrol-laden 33,000-litre tanker overturned due to excessive speeding. It spilled its contents on the highway, triggering a fire outbreak and spreading to other vehicles and electric poles.

Akinbiyi said, “The case of an inferno caused by a 30,000-litre fuel-laden tanker which fell on its side and spilled its contents around 0100hrs today, along the Abeokuta–Kobape–Siun–Sagamu Interchange stretch of the PMB Expressway, due to excessive speed and loss of control, has been reported.

“Though the casualty figures cannot be ascertained presently, rescue and emergency services made up of TRACE, Ogun State and Nestlé PLC Fire Service, FRSC, and the Police are still on the ground to restore normalcy and orderliness after quenching the fire and carrying out the decantation process.”

He added that due to the ongoing rescue efforts, traffic within the corridor has been diverted to a single lane.

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The spokesperson urged motorists in the area to cooperate with emergency responders.

“The general public, particularly the motoring public on transit along the route, is implored to be calm, patient, and cooperate with the diversion and re-routing of traffic put in place by TRACE, Police, Ogun State Fire Service, FRSC, Amotekun, and the NSCDC.

Source: Punch