Five people perished in a fuel tanker explosion that happened on the Sapele-Benin Road on Sunday, according to the Delta State Police Command.
Eight buses, two tankers, five trailers, two automobiles, and one motorcycle were all destroyed, according to the police.
This information was revealed in a press release made accessible to journalists in Warri on Sunday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe.
PUNCH According to information obtained by Metro, the explosion happened when a fuel-filled tanker lost control and crashed, spilling its contents on the road as it was maneuvered around the Oghara-Ologbo axis on the failed portions of the highway, starting a fire.
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The statement read in part, “In the early hours of today, Sunday, October 1, 2023, around 2am, the command recorded a tragic incident where a tanker laden with PMS being driven towards Benin along the Warri-Benin Road fell upon getting to Ugbenu Koko Junction. Its content spilt into the nearby swamp, and the spillage attracted a couple of youths who took advantage of the incident and started scooping the fuel into jerry cans and other containers.
“While they were at it, an explosion erupted and the fire from the explosion engulfed the whole area.
“The fire claimed the lives of five persons among the youth who had come to scoop the spilt fuel, and also combusted several properties which includes the following: the fallen tanker, eight buses of different makes, two tankers, five trailers, two motorcycles, one Siena Space bus and one ‘C’ Class Mercedes Benz car.”
The PPRO said the bodies of the victims were evacuated to Oghara General Hospital’s mortuary.
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