A truck bearing chemical cylinders crashed and exploded a few kilometres from the Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate this morning, resulting in a gridlock on the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State.
A local newspaper reports that the explosion occured at Sangotedo bus-stop on the expressway.
Residents say they initially feared it was a bomb blast, due to the booming sounds from the cylinders, also, broadcasts of the accident on BlackBerry and smartphones initially gave the impression that it was a bomb blast.
Uncomfirmed reports say the driver escaped unhurt but his assistant was said to have been burnt beyond recognition.
