A tanker fully loaded with fuel also known as premium motor spirit has exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident is said to have happened at about 6:00am on Tuesday. Images from the scene show that the flames caught up with other tankers, trailers regularr vehicles, leaving commuters stranded.
An eyewitness, Adesanya Eniola told Daily Post that the accident occurred around Ogere Remo via Toll Gate on the expressway.
It is still not certain if any lives were lost but the accident left a heavy traffic gridlock along the highway even up till the time of filing this report.
Emergency responders were also not at the scene early enough to contain the raging flames.