2 Burnt As Diesel Tanker Plunges From Lagos’ Otedola Bridge, Bursts Into Flames

Two males have sustained extreme burn accidents after a tanker carrying about 45,000 litres of diesel plunged from Otedola Bridge in Lagos and burst into flames on Monday.

The victims had been rescued by emergency responders, given pre-hospital remedy and transported to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre at Toll Gate for additional medical consideration.

The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a press release, saying preliminary reviews indicated that the tanker fell from the bridge earlier than catching fireplace.

According to him, LASEMA’s Lagos Response Unit and an ambulance crew from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) offered preliminary medical care to the 2 males earlier than they had been transported by the Lagos State Ambulance Service.

Personnel of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service and the NNPC Fire Service had been among the many first responders deployed to deal with the blaze.

Oke-Osanyintolu stated LASEMA subsequently activated its emergency response, cordoned off the affected space and carried out a danger evaluation to help rescue and firefighting operations.

The company stated the hearth had been introduced below management, whereas dampening operations continued to forestall it from reigniting.

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency and the police additionally participated within the emergency response.

LASTMA General Manager, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, counseled the emergency responders for his or her immediate intervention and urged operators of industrial quality automobiles to hold out common mechanical inspections and adjust to highway security rules.

The reason behind the crash had but to be established as investigations had been ongoing.

LASEMA suggested motorists to keep away from the affected hall and use different routes whereas emergency personnel accomplished their operations.