A petrol tanker explosion that occurred early Friday on the ever busy Benin-Ore expressway in Nigeria has killed not less than 100 people, Olufamous.com gathered.
The incident had caused serious traffic jam on the two carriageways as rescue activities is still on even as full details of the incident is yet to be ascertain by relevant authorities.
Road Safety and Civil Defence personnel have been mobilized for rescue operations. May the souls of all those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident rest in peace!
Most of those who lost their lives in the inferno, according to eyewitnesses, are passengers who were locked in when the explosion occurred and could not escape from their respective vehicles.
The incident happened around Ugbogwi village, a source on the ground said more than 40 passengers of a luxury bus that belong to a transport company, The Young Shall Grow Motors, were among the unfortunate persons that were burnt in the inferno.
The cause of the accident was said to be a collision between a tanker with registration number GA 71 XA belonging to Dangote and a Young Shall Grow luxury bus.
The cause of the accident was said to be a collision between a tanker with registration number GA 71 XA belonging to Dangote and a Young Shall Grow luxury bus.
The incident had caused serious traffic jam on the two carriageways as rescue activities is still on even as full details of the incident is yet to be ascertain by relevant authorities.
Road Safety and Civil Defence personnel have been mobilized for rescue operations. May the souls of all those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident rest in peace!
Oh dear what a national tragedy.............
ReplyDeleteThis life sef hmmmm
ReplyDeleteDangote again? Always his tankers or trailers causing accidents,hmmm....
ReplyDeleteDangote again? Always his tankers or trailers killing people, hmmmm.....
ReplyDeleteSo sad.....
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ReplyDeleteI pray that their soul rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteDangote trailer again na wa o Hmmmmmm......
ReplyDeleteMsc holders drivers wasted and ppl in dangote trucks... d fear of tankers and dangote trucks is the beginning of wisdom
ReplyDeleteThe blood of departed souls will cry for revenge as Mr fix and PDP squandered billions of Naira meant for the roads in this country,subjecting citizens to daily death.I pray for all of you that all your generation shall no peace not.amen.
ReplyDeletePDP govt, it's high time u fix all Nigeria roads. Naija is even richer than some foreign countries. Stop using people blood for rituals on our highways.
ReplyDeletewow dis is 2 painful may God help us oh
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