A fuel-laden tanker has burst into flames, razing several vehicles and killing at least one person, in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.
News Central gathered that the incident happened minutes after 8.am as the tanker suffered a brake failure while descending a bridge.
The tanker hit a motorcycle which was in motion and rammed into commercial vehicles waiting to pick passengers at the end of the bridge.
The tanker exploded shortly after it rammed into the vehicles.
Tanker explosions have become a frequent occurrence in Nigeria which depends on the trucks to transport fuel from depots to the hinterlands.
In September 2020, five houses and 49 shops were gutted by fire in an explosion that occurred at Lambata town in Niger State, Central Nigeria when a tanker loaded with 36,000 litres of PMS collided with a trailer.
In July 2019, at least 45 people were killed and more than 100 injured in Benue, north – central Nigeria when a petrol tanker crashed and then exploded as people gathered fuel.
In 2012, a tanker trying to avoid collision with two cars in Okobie, Nigeria fell into a ditch, spilled its petrol contents, and exploded, killing at least 121.