2 burnt to death as fuel tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Two yet-to-be-identified persons were yesterday burnt to death in an inferno that happened at Onipepeye, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ibadan.A witness, who identified himself simply as Abbey, told our correspondent that the tragedy occurred when a fuel tanker driver heading to Ibadan from the Lagos end was attempting to manoeuvre his way beyond a commercial Nissan Micra taxi but lost control of the wheels in the process and the tanker fell on its side.
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