Tragedy: Three Reportedly Injured As Fuel Tanker Explosion Rocks Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

Tragedy occurred yesterday afternoon when fire gutted a tanker, in a multiple auto crash along the popular Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Iyana-Isolo axis, leaving three yet-to-be-identified persons seriously injured.

The tanker, which reportedly overturned while on motion, immediately exploded, with the raging fire consuming at least four other trucks parked nearby.

Eyewitnesses said the inferno could have caused a major disaster had it not been quickly contained.

Swift intervention by operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in collaboration with other emergency agencies, averted what could have become a large-scale tragedy.

The agency mobilised first responders, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, police officers from Aswani, Ilasa and Mushin divisions, as well as the Neighbourhood Safety Corps, to the scene,Tap. Read. . More.  —  To Uncover What Happens Next