Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office of the National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
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Ibrahim Farinloye, Acting Zonal Coordinator, South West Zonal Office, National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
The fallen truck emptied its contents on the road, causing heavy traffic
The Wednesday incident was also another case of a tanker fully loaded with petroleum product that almost fell in Mosalasi area of Ipaja, Lagos State
The video, shot by a male voice in a car driving behind the tanker, showed the truck boys attempting to stop the vehicle that had lost its brake
The accident left nine persons dead and 54 vehicles burnt beyond recognition
As confirmed by the Federal Road Safety Corps, the tanker had lost its brake and was rolling back on the Michael Otedola Bridge on the ever busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The statistics was provided by the Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Commander Bisi Kazeem.
The tanker caught fire as amid the traffic snarl on the bridge