A fuel tanker on Wednesday morning exploded at the Magboro section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, worsening traffic on the expressway.
This comes barely 25 days after a fuel tanker went up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Commission’s corridor commander Kehinde Hamzat said the incident occurred around 4:15 am.
“The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to advise the general public on the need for adequate planning of their trips for today for users of the Lagos-Ibadan Corridor,” a statement by the corps read.
“The tanker explosion on Magboro bridge on the outward Lagos section of the expressway which occurred at about 0415hrs in the early hours of the day, Wednesday 2nd December, 2020 has called for the need to adjust one’s movement for the day.
“The fire is still burning as at 05.20am and this means a total standstill situation of vehicular movement along the expressway.
“Relentless efforts are still being made to extinguish the fire by men of Fire Service backed up by men of other agencies around the scene of the inferno.
“We, therefore, advise the general public to have adequate planning for their trips for those who cannot cancel their planned journeys. We also advise that travellers who are bound to transit in and out of Lagos from the neighbouring state to explore alternative routes where necessary.
“All hands on deck to ensure that the situation is professionally managed and the road returned to proper use for the public.”
