Petrol tanker falls off Lagos bridge, destroys homes, shops, cars

Petrol tanker falls off Lagos bridge, destroys homes, shops, cars

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 10:59 am

No fewer than 21 vehicles, forty four shops and three houses were destroyed by fire, caused by a petrol truck that fell off a Lagos bridge in Lagos early today and exploded.

The accident happened on the Iyana-Ipaja bridge in the Lagos suburb around 2a.m. Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode raced to the scene to sympathise with the people.

Emma Osodi captures the trail of destruction left by the tanker:

Part of the destruction caused by the tanker

Part of the destruction caused by the tanker

The tanker overturned

The tanker overturned

People bemoan the damage caused by the tanker

People bemoan the damage caused by the tanker

some of the shops consumed by the fire

some of the shops consumed by the fire

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