No fewer than 18 vehicles, 15 shops were burnt, and one
person confirmed dead when a truck loaded with biscuit and wheat collided with
another truck ferrying diesel product from Lagos to Ibadan at Oremeji junction,
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan on Sunday.
It was gathered that the content of the tanker was
spilled on the road as people ran for safety.
Among the vehicles burnt were five articulated vehicles,
two Nissan Micra used for taxi, two commercial buses and other vehicles.
An eyewitnesses told The Nation that he driver of the
wheat truck with number plate JGW 418 XA lost control of the vehicle around 7am
and ran into the petrol tanker which skidded off the road and caught fire as it
fell.
The accident, however, caused a serious gridlock on the
highway and a combined team of police, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) controlled the traffic.
An on spot assessment at the scene of incident, the situation led to a standstill for more than five hours on the both side of the highway.
An on spot assessment at the scene of incident, the situation led to a standstill for more than five hours on the both side of the highway.
Many commuters either sought alternative routes to their
destinations or disembarked from their journeys as they were stranded at the
Lagos/Ibadan Expressway for hours.
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