One person has died and another was rescued with injury from a fallen tanker at Otto Wharf Bus Stop, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Mile 2, Lagos.
The Director of the state fire service, Margaret Adeseye, confirmed the incident in an interview on Sunday.
Adeseye said that the incident happened at about 4:02 a.m. on Sunday, involving a 45,000 liters tanker loaded with diesel, heading towards Oshodi from the Apapa area.
She said that the tanker on motion reportedly fell on a stationed towing van while negotiating its way out of barriers introduced by unidentified toll collectors on Apapa road.
“The resultant accident was mitigated by the Sari-Iganmu fire crew of the service. However, two male adults were involved.
“One was rescued alive with varying degrees of injury to the nearest hospital and the other recovered dead,” she said.
A statement issued by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday on its official Twitter account also confirmed the incident.
The statement reads, “The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service has rescued one and recovered another from a fallen Mile 2 oil tanker, overnight, Saturday at Otto Wharf bus stop, Apapa – Oshodi Expressway, Mile 2, Lagos.
“The incident, which was reported at 04:02, Sunday wee hours, has a 45,000 Litres tanker heading towards Oshodi from Apapa, where it loaded AGO also known as Diesel to full capacity before it was reported to have fallen on a stationed towing van while on motion, negotiating its way out of barriers introduced by nefarious tolls collector activities.
“The resultant accident, which was mitigated by the Sari-Iganmu Fire Crew of the Agency from resulting in a Fire outbreak and secondary incident, however, left two males adults involved as one was rescued alive with varying degrees of injury to the hospital and the other recovered suspected dead.
“The evacuation of the remains of the tanker and towing van carried out with any atom of further danger completely averted to bring the operations to a logical conclusion.”