Three persons died early on Saturday morning when a petroleum truck exploded at Mile 2, near Festac Town, in Lagos. About 32 vehicles were reported to have been burnt in the accident.
The tanker was reported to be coming from Cele area of the city and heading towards Mile 2.
The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Jaiyeoba Joseph, who confirmed the incident, said that the driver of the truck was however, at large.
The Mile 2 branch treasurer of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Kazeem Orilowo said that the Union’s office was destroyed in the fire which lasted for about seven hours.
He said that the accident occurred when the petrol tanker driver lost control while descending one of the sloops of the Mile 2 Bridge and exploded by the motor park.
Mr Orilowo said that the vehicles destroyed were for inter-state and intra-city transportation.