Seven Trailers have been burnt as a result of the fire outbreak from a tanker explosion along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Today.
Intelligence gathered that the incident happened around the new Kara Market inbound Ibadan and at the moment there is no report of loss of lives yet.
However, operatives of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) have arrived at the scene of the incident to stop the fire from escalating to other areas.
The TRACE Corps Spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi said “a fully loaded trailer fell on the road in the ensuing gridlock caused by the incident, a tanker laden with fuel, in the hold up suddenly burst into flames affecting 7 other trucks and 2 cars in the process.”He advised that vehicles moving inbound Lagos should go through Saapade-Ode/Remo-Iperu-Sagamu to relink Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
He also added that vehicles moving inbound Ibadan should also go through Sagamu-Iperu-Ode/Remo-Saapade to relink the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Credit: EONS Intelligence
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