Chai! Na serious matter wey just happen for Badagry road o! Two people don die as tanker wey carry diesel explode for Oto–Ijanikin area early dis morning. Na Olalekan Bakare-Oki, wey be the General Manager of LASTMA, confirm the bad news.
According to am, di tanker wey be Mack Truck dey over speed when e wan overtake another car. Na im cause di driver to lose control, and before you know am, dem go crash and fire don catch everywhere like say na movie.
Di driver plus one woman wey dey inside di vehicle no survive am at all. E be like say dem chop fire wey burn carry dem go! LASTMA crew wey dey monitor traffic quickly secure di area and stop drivers wey sabi scatter diesel from di truck, as dem dey rush come carry dey scooping fuel. Na serious danger if dem do am, e fit cause more explosion wey fit involve even more people.
Di fire service, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and police don quickly jump to di scene to help manage di wahala. Wetin we go talk be say, LASTMA do their best to prevent wahala from making brain before di proper emergency guys come. As di fire don cool down, LASTMA carry di burnt tanker come out for road, and di FRSC handle di remains of di burnt bodies. E no easy at all!
Bakare-Oki no hide him feelings as e express deep sorrow for di families wey lose their loved ones during this festive period. E talk say di accident na painful one wey for no happen at all if dem follow road rules. He also advise all tanker drivers to dey watch their speed and obey traffic regulations. Recklessness for road no dey pay.
Dis kind incident show say we all need to step up our vigilance when e come to road safety. We no fit just dey waka up and down without proper cautiousness. E go good if everybody fit calm down small and no dey rush, because na lives we dey talk about here.
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