One killed, properties burnt in Ogun gas tanker explosion

At least, one person has been reported dead, six others injured and six vehicles burnt in a gas tanker explosion on Saturday at Ita Osin along Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos Expressway.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists.

Okpe said that the deceased was suspected to be the motorboy of the gas-laden tanker. The accident reportedly happened at about 4:10 pm.

The truck was said to have suffered brake failure after which it lost control and hit the roadside culvert.

It later went up in flames with the fire engulfing five other cars and two shops around the accident scene.

Okpe said, “The crash occurred at about 1610 hrs Involving a tanker laden with gas. The number of people involved was 06 and all male adults, 02 got injured but unfortunately, 1 person died from the fire incident which is the motor boy who was trapped. Punch