Many people were burnt to death Thursday when the driver of a tanker loaded with fuel lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the road median in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, after which a speeding commuter bus rammed into it and burst into flames.

Mr. Gregory Drambi, a federal road safety official at the scene of the accident, which occurred along the Orile road on the outskirts of the city around 5am local time, said nine people were burnt to death, while several others suffered varying degrees of burns.

Apart from the two vehicles involved in the crash, five other vehicles were burnt.

However, eyewitnesses said they counted at least 10 charred bodies at the scene.

The dead include the passengers in the commuter bus and traders in their road-side shops.

The road along which the accident occurred is the major link between Nigeria and neighbouring Republic of Benin.

Accidents involving fuel tankers are common in the burstling city of 140 million people, where traffic gridlock is a routine

This is so sad and i feel sorry for the families of those who lost their lives. I am sure if vehicles were forcefully subjected to MOT and road worthy standards by law you will get people on Nairaland shouting murder and this and that, however you can see the results of letting all these vehicles that are not fit to be on the road to run around wildly. This is what you get. Tighter regulations are definately required. Lorries and tankers especially should be handled with more care this has become too common and should be addressed.

Lord have mercy!!!

was this the tanker fire in which Obafemi Martins lost his mom?