It was a
moment of tragedy as a commercial bus fully loaded with gallons of fuel caught
fire after colliding with another bus at James Oni st. Isolo, Lagos. The
resultant carnage claimed the lives of three men, who were suspected to be oil
bunkerers
According to reports, the vehicle, a Civilian bus, fully loaded with plastic
jerry cans containing petroleum products caught fire at Nusurotu Alli Street,
Isolo at about 5.10 a.m.
The three
persons were caught up in the inferno while trying to escape from the bus,
stressing that one other person, however, escaped with high degree of burn.
The Director,
Lagos State Fire Service, Mr Rasak Fadipe said that the survivor, now receiving
treatment at Isolo General Hospital, told fire service men that they were
coming from Imota area of Ikorodu.
"It is likely they were involved in petroleum bunkering in Ikorodu area. The driver lost control and hit a stationary truck.
The
driver tried to swerve to the other side and the vehicle ran into the gutter,
spilling the contents of the jerry cans which resulted to fire. It took my men
about an hour to put out the fire in the gutter and the vehicle.
The
driver was one of those roasted to death in the bus," Fadipe said.
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