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Three Die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Tanker Explosion, Multiple Crashes

In another incident, a tanker somersaulted while on high speed at the Otedola end of the express road, injuring two unidentified persons.

At least three persons were confirmed dead in the early hours of Wednesday, in a multiple auto crashes involving four articulated trucks, a vehicle, in which several property estimated to worth millions of Naira destroyed, following a tanker explosion on the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

In another incident, a tanker somersaulted while on high speed at the Otedola end of the express road, injuring two unidentified persons. The incidents led to a total standstill of vehicular movement resulting in terrible traffic, while stranded passengers trekked long distance to their various destinations. Vanguard gathered that the explosion which occurred at about 3:08 am resulted into the explosion and multiple crashes.

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