About four persons were at the wee hours of Sunday feared dead after three petroleum tankers and an articulated truck exploded on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The explosion occurred around 12:30am following collision of two tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit and Gas on the outward Lagos lane.
“It will take pathology examination to ascertain the number of persons and identify them. Rescue operation is still ongoing,” he said. “The inferno has already affected three tankers and a trailer. The situation is affecting movement inward Berger arrival into Kara Bridge at the moment.
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