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Panic as petrol-laden tanker breaks down in Egbeda, causing gridlock

A truck loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the early hours of today broke down in Egbeda causing gridlock and panic among residents, other motorists and business operators.
Gideon Adonai
Gideon Adonai

A truck loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the early hours of today broke down in Egbeda causing gridlock and panic among residents, other motorists and business operators. 

Motorists and business operators have expressed fear over the possibility of its content spilling and a possible impending fire disaster.

The incident happened at about 8:15 am., according to a report which appeared on the official Twitter page of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority( LASTMA) updates a few minutes after the incident. 

The precise location of the dreadful event is on the axis near Ile-Epo Alhaji inwards Isheri Olofin Road.

 

InShot_20200921_140057551The PMS laden tanker

 

Mr Akindele Bello, a commercial driver of the popular minibus (Korope) who spoke with Alimosho Today in pidgin English, said: "It wasn't funny at all because it had rained the previous day and a small portion of water, which had gathered just before the area where the truck had broken down, gave most of us the impression that it was fuel spillage."

The truck, which occupied 50 per cent of the road, led to heavy gridlock which affected both lanes of the Egbeda Road this morning, a LASTMA report confirmed.

 

 

Another motorist, Mr Peter Ekene, said: "The truck was moving slowly and we were behind it, thinking traffic had built up in front of it, until we saw people running away, raising false alarm.  It was just a breakdown."
 
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has been contacted for evacuation, LASTMA said.