Another petrol explosion averted in Lagos

Another disaster was yesterday averted when a fuel tanker skidded off the road and somersaulted, spilling its content on the road at Lekki in Lagos.
The accident occurred around 5am when the driver of the Epe-bound tanker lost control and crashed near Forte Oil filing station.
The driver and his assistant, popularly called ‘Motor boy’ were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention while efforts were being made to trans load the remaining petroleum content into another tanker. Nobody could also ascertain the cause of the accident but some blamed it on the carelessness of the driver. This came barely 24 hours after a fuel tanker crashed at Idimu area of the state. In the Saturday incident, about 300 people were rendered homeless as 34 houses, 70 shops and a tricycle were burnt.
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