Tribune reports that the tragedy which occurred at
about 1.00p.m resulted to a heavy traffic, keeping
commuters, pedestrians and motorists for several
hours.
It was reported that the raging fire also razed some
residential buildings, parked vehicles and other
properties estimated at millions of Naira.

Eyewitnesses said the deceased comprising the
driver, his conductor and a young boy who was said
to be excavating sand by the road side, were burnt
beyond recognition. The inferno which reportedly
lasted for over three hours was eventually put out
by the combined effort of the state’s firefighters and
officials of the Nigerian Ports Authority.
A witness, who gave her name as Ima Tessy, blamed
the accident on wrong overtaking. She said the two
trucks, laden with petrol where struggling to
overtake each other on the same lane, not noticing
the empty tanker that was packed along the road.
She said one of the driver lost control while trying to
give way to the one coming from behind.

Effiong Akpan, another witness said the crash
happened when the truck driver was trying to avoid
parked trucks owned by a transport company.
Edem Edet, a fire fighter from the State fire service,
who confirmed the incident, said they got to the
scene few minutes after they received the signal.
Meanwhile, accidents involving petrol tankers are
not rare in the country, especially in the busy areas
of the country. Some months ago a loaded tanker
collided with a VWGolf car at the Nyanya end
causing a long-time gridlock along the Keffi-Abuja
Road, FCT Abuja.

www.naij.com/292537-explosion-kills-three-calabar.html

chai... "ember months, claiming lives since 1960"

Greenified: chai... "ember months, claiming lives since 1960"

me nor blive dis ember months rubbish

I was at the scene of the incident, it was tragic and horrific seeing human being burnt helplessly.