No fewer than five persons were feared dead on Thursday in a multiple accident that occurred at Ibafo few kilometers to Redeemed Camp, around Danko Village along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway when a trailer loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, rammed into some trucks parked along the Express way.
An eyewitness told Vanguard that the accident occurred when a trailer with registration number, Kebbi, XB370ZUR rammed into some of the petrol tankers parked haphazardly on the two sides of the express way, leaving several people critically injured.
The tankers according to the source, immediately were gutted by fire and burnt not less than five people popularly called motor boys while it also burnt not less than Nine of the heavy trucks.
When Vanguard visited the scene of the accident, there was heavy grid lock leading to the diversion of vehicles to other areas of the road.
It was gathered that, three tankers and seven articulated vehicles were involved in the accident.
Speaking with newsmen on the matter, the Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in Ogun State, Ayobami Omiyale said the accident occurred at about 12 : 30am on Thursday, and that, no fewer than 30 passengers were involved in the accident with two unidentified persons burnt beyond recognition.
He further said that, five people were critically injured as the accident was caused by dangerous driving, while explaining that, one of the articulated vehicles involved in the accident caught fire, consuming some other vehicles and killing two.
He said “one of the articulated vehicles was trying to navigate between two cars and it lost control before catching fire that led to the accident on the road.”
He however disclosed that the injured were receiving treatment at undisclosed hospitals near the scene.
He also said the burnt bodies had been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
He stated that the fire was put out by men of the fire service, adding that the FRSC was still making efforts to remove the burnt vehicles and control the traffic.
As at the time of filing the report, men of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency were seen moving to the scene of the accident to control traffic and remove the burnt vehicles.
TRACE Unit Commander for Mowe-Ibafo, Olusola Johnson Ojuoro told newsmen that the agency was on ground to clear the accident scene.
