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New Tanker Explosion rocks Otedola Bridge

Another explosion has happened at the notorious Otedola Bridge, along lagos Ibadan expressway, Lagos State.

A tanker laden with fuel exploded in the early hours of Saturday.The number of casualties could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it has responded to distress calls concerning the explosion.

“The Agency has responded to the distress calls concerning a tanker on fire at Berger along the Lagos Ibadan Expressway. Updates to follow,” it tweeted.

The Otedola bridge is notorious for tanker explosion. In 2018, an explosion involving a fuel tanker on the bridge left about 13 people dead and and over fifty vehicles burnt.

Another tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol got burnt on the Otedola Bridge in 2019 but no casualty or injury was recorded. In May 2020, two tankers laden with Kerosene and Diesel respectively, had a head-on collision at the bridge but an explosion was averted to mention but few.

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