Tanker driver was manoeuvring through bad portions of the road when the vehicle fell on its side, spill content and exploded – FRSC
A Septugenarian woman and her granddaughter were reportedly burnt beyond recognition after a 33,000 litre petrol laden tanker fell and exploded in Lafenwa, Abeokuta, Southwest Nigeria.
The fire from the tanker, Platforms Africa reports, also destroyed shops and other properries worth millions of Naira.
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the explosion, said the tanker driver was manoeuvring through bad portions of the road when the vehicle fell on its side.
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He said also that the FRSC, the police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Fire Service were on the ground, adding that injured victims were taken to the hospital.
“The two deceased were burnt beyond recognition. An angry mob who threw stones at security agents at the scene also destroyed a Fire engine.
“The police were able to calm the situation and few of the hoodlums were arrested,’’ Umar said.
An eye-witness, Lateef Esuruoso, told Platforms Africa that the woman killed in explosion was 70 year-old. “She died alongside her Granddaughter,” Esuruoso said.
