Petrol Tanker Accident Causes Traffic Gridlock Along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

An accident involving a petrol tanker along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway is gradually causing a gridlock along the route. The accident which occurred this morning happened a few metres from the Ayorinde bus-stop along the expressway.

The accident was caused by a mechanical fault in the tanker. The driver, explained that the steering locked suddenly, making him to lose control thereby ramming the tanker into a ditch close to the median of the expressway.

Officials of the Federal Roads Safety Corps and some police officers are however, at the scene of the accident to control traffic and tow the tanker off the road.

No live was lost, however.