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Mowe, Ogun state – A tanker laden with a petroleum product fell and exploded on the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday, June 11, causing panic.
As reported by Channels Television, Akinwunmi Fasakin, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Ogun state command, confirmed the incident.
PM News also noted the unfortunate development.


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The FRSC said that the incident occurred at the NASFAT U-Turn axis of the highway.
In the same vein, Florence Okpe, the education officer of the sector command, disclosed that a rescue team from the FRSC and the fire service were on the ground, but could not confirm any casualties.
The explosion also affected some vehicles close to the fallen tanker.
Furthermore, confirming the incident, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) stated that the explosion occurred on the lane of the expressway outbound Lagos, leading to traffic congestion.
In a statement, Babatunde Akinbiyi, TRACE's image-maker, divulged:
The trending video of the inferno can be viewed below:


Legit.ng reports that deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, West Africa’s most populous country, which lacks an efficient railway system to transport cargo.
More than 1,500 accidents involving fuel tankers occurred in Nigeria in 2020, resulting in 535 deaths, according to the FRSC.
More than 150 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in October 2024 after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in Jigawa state.
The latest accident, which happened on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, revived questions about the implementation of safety measures and traffic regulations in the country.
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that at least 70 people were killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in Niger state.
Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the FRSC in Niger state, disclosed that a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident at Dikko junction on a major road linking the federal capital Abuja to the northern city of Kaduna. He added that a “large crowd of people gathered to scoop the fuel” when “suddenly the tanker burst into flames, engulfing another tanker”.
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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.





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