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26 Die In Lagos-kwara Auto-accident by jesusjewel1(f): 8:22am On Nov 06, 2014 |
At least 26 people lost their lives in separate auto accidents in Lagos and Kwara states on Monday night, PUNCH Metro has learnt. It was learnt that while about 20 people lost their lives in a tanker fire in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, five others were burnt to death when a runaway truck driver collided with three vehicles including two stationary tankers in the Igando area of Lagos. Although some of the residents who witnessed the Kwara accident told journalists on Tuesday that the figure of dead victims may be more than 20, the Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Mary Wakawa, said only four people died while four victims sustained injuries and were being treated at a hospital. Our correspondents learnt that the fire was caused by an accident involving a tanker laden with petrol. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the accident occurred around 9.30pm on Monday when the truck fell while trying to negotiate a bad portion of the road. He stated that the truck later burst into flames. He added that the petrol conveyed by the tanker poured out and spread to nearby houses. According to him, the fire raged for many hours and destroyed houses, shops and property valued at millions of naira. The FRSC commander confirmed that the accident and the resultant inferno happened around 9.30pm on Monday. She added that FRSC officials rushed to the scene as soon as they were alerted. “Monday night, a tanker caught fire at Bode Saadu at about 9.30pm. Eight people were involved, four of them died and four sustained serious injuries. It was a lone accident and we have been there since Monday night. The fire was still on as of Tuesday morning, but it had been doused. We have sent out our men to the site to clear the road for traffic,” she said. The Public Relations Officer of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Mr. Hassan Kadiri, said four of the injured victims had been brought to the hospital as of the time of filing this report. He added that they suffered about 85 degree burns and had already been transferred to different clinics after initial treatments at UITH’s Accident and Emergency Unit. Kadiri, however, said the number of injured victims could be higher than four as there were victims who had yet to be transferred to UITH from the accident scene. He added that the Commissioner for Health, Mr. Kayode Issa, saw the injured victims and pledged on behalf of the government to take care of their bills. PUNCH Metro learnt that the corpses had been deposited at the UITH mortuary. Meanwhile, at least five people were burnt beyond recognition after a truck rammed into stationary vehicles and burst into flames in the Igando area of Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that the fatal collision occurred at about 10pm near General Bus stop, Isheri-Igando Road, Igando, Lagos. Eyewitnesses reported that five burnt bodies – all said to be males – were recovered from the scene by officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. It was also learnt that policemen attached to the Igando and Isheri divisions later came to the scene to try to put the situation under control.
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