The Lagos State Emergency Agency, LASEMA, has confirmed one person dead in a lone accident that occurred at Ekoro Road, Abule Egba, Lagos, last night
In a statement, Permanent Secretary, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said the agency received notice of the accident around 7 PM on Friday.
“Upon arrival of the LASEMA Response Team (LRT) at the scene at eight o’clock in the night, a petrol tanker laden with approximately 15,000 litres of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) was involved in a lone accident at the above-mentioned location but the driver was not present at the scene.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the tanker reportedly suffered a mechanical fault, lost control, ran over a bystander, and crashed into a roadside shop, trapping a female teenager in the process,” the statement said.
It states further that the incident claimed the life of a female bystander, while another female teenager who is around 15 years old was trapped in the incident.
LASEMA disclosed that traffic control measures were implemented to prevent secondary incidents.
The Agency’s Response Team also coordinated multi-agency efforts to ensure prompt rescue and recovery operations.
The deceased adult female was recovered and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force for further processing.
While the trapped teenager was successfully rescued and transferred to LASAMBUS for immediate medical attention before being conveyed to the hospital.
At the time of writing this report, the tanker had been recovered from the affected building.
Written by Yemisi Dada