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General News of Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Updated: Three burnt to death, six injured, scores of cars burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

The accident involving the 33,000-fuel-laden tanker happened due to a brake failure The accident involving the 33,000-fuel-laden tanker happened due to a brake failure

Tragedy struck Ogun after a tanker exploded in the capital, Abeokuta.

Three persons were burnt to death and six others critically injured.

The Punch reports that the incident occurred around 8:15 am on Tuesday on the Presidential Boulevard Road around Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, Abeokuta.

The explosion, which reportedly involved a 33,000-fuel-laden tanker, happened due to a brake failure, according to The Punch.

The Punch said the tanker which was coming from Sagamu-Siun-Oke-Mosan Road climbed the overhead bridge but suddenly lost control while descending from the bridge.

The tanker hit a motorcycle that was in motion and rammed into some commercial vehicles waiting for passengers at the end of the bridge.

Shortly after it rammed into the scores of the vehicles, it exploded.

The fire which spread to a few offices around the place caused panic as many motorists started making reverse to avoid being caught up in the explosion.

There was anxiety over the fate of some pupils who were in the vehicles around the place and in the school premises opposite the scene of the explosion.

As of the time of filing this report, some officials of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps were seen at the scene controlling the traffic.

The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said three persons, including the truck driver, were burnt to death while six others were critically injured, The Nations reports.

He said: “Three people, including the driver of the tanker, died in the explosion and six others were injured while seven vehicles and six motorcycles were also burnt.”