Yesterday, (May 12, 2016), commuters on the Ore-Benin Expressway in Ondo State were held up in a terrible traffic jam.
Tanker explosion causes hold-up for over 2 hours
Commuters on Ore-Benin Expressway in Ondo State were held up in a traffic jam for over two hours.
Tanker explosion
According to
Police spokesman, Femi Joseph, shed light on the tragic incident.
"The truck was coming from Ore on its way to Benin and when it got to an area called Levante, the driver lost control of the vehicle.
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The tanker laden with diesel tumbled and caught fire while the driver and one person with him, were burnt beyond recognition and the third person, who was injured, was taken to hospital for treatment.
All efforts to put out the fire did not work and this caused traffic on the road for more than two hours but our men were on ground to clear the wreckage from the road to allow free flow of traffic on the road,” he said.
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Eyewitnesses say the driver was driving recklessly.
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