A devastating collision between a gas tanker and a tipper truck on the Lekki–Epe Expressway, near Tera Ahmeed bus stop in Sangotedo, Lagos, ignited a fire that spread to three adjoining warehouses and 10 roadside shops, including a gym and a generator house.
The 20-tonne tipper truck, coming from the Epe end, rammed into the rear of a stationary 30-tonne gas tanker around 2:36 a.m. on Saturday. The tanker had failed to pull over from the highway.
Firefighters from Lekki Phase II, Oniru, and Epe II Fire Stations of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service quickly responded, containing the blaze and saving a Total Petrol Filling Station, its fully loaded 33,000-litre PMS tanker, and several other properties.
After the fire was extinguished, three Sienna buses, a Toyota Corolla, and a forklift parked within the affected premises were recovered. Tragically, the tipper truck driver and his assistant, both adult males, were burnt beyond recognition, while the gas tanker driver escaped unharmed.
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