Tanker explosion kills 3 and several wounded

No fewer than three people have died and several cars were burnt after a tanker fell and exploded at Ojo Barracks, along the Lagos – Badagry express way.

According to reports, the accident happened in the early hours of Wednesday at about 3 am. Despite the heavy rain that fell, the tanker was still found burning as at this morning.
An eyewitness claims that more than 3 people died in the tanker explosion. A container carrying generators was also caught in the fire. some Cars with goods, a car carrying cartons of fish also got engulfed in the fire.

Some people got down from their cars and tried to escape the fire but the rain fell and flooded the road with hot water. Some of the victims were reported to have died in the hot water

An eye witness made the statement below "I saw more than three bodies in the water, you can’t see them well until you go close".