Two people died and several properties were destroyed after a gas tanker and tipper truck collision triggered a fire along Lagos’ Lekki–Epe Expressway.
Two people were killed early Saturday after a gas tanker collided with a tipper truck along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos, triggering a massive fire that destroyed warehouses and roadside shops. The accident occurred around Tera Ahmed bus stop in Sangotedo, within the Ajah axis, according to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
Officials said the blaze began after “an oncoming speeding 20-tonne tipper truck from the Epe end rammed from behind into a stationed 30-tonne gas truck that failed to pull over from the highway.” Firefighters eventually contained the inferno after it spread to three warehouses and 10 shops. The tipper driver and his assistant were burnt beyond recognition, while the gas truck driver escaped unhurt.
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