Two persons have been reportedly burnt to death, while three people sustained injuries in an early morning tanker explosion at Ilo Awela area of Sango toll gate on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

The public education officer, federal road safety corps, FRSC in Ogun state, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta

She explained that the incident occurred when the tanker laden with P.M.S was ascending  Ilo Awelalope adjoining Abeokuta– Lagos section of the expressway, fell and went into flame.

Mrs Okpe disclosed that men of  the corps carried out a rescue operation at about half past one this morning before men of the fire service were contacted and the area was cordoned to prevent secondary crash.

The FRSC public education officer who blamed mechanical deficiency for the accident, noted that a total of 12 vehicles involved,  comprised of three luxury buses, four tricycles, three motorcycles, one yellow bus and a tanker.

She added that two male adults and one female adult had been rescued to Ota general hospital, while the two bodies burnt beyond recognition had also been evacuated from the scene.

Francisca Irekpita

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