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There have been many cases of large trucks and buses falling off bridges along Western Avenue and killing people below in the past 40 years. Commercial buses also cause a lot of traffic jams by using the entrance to the bridges as bus stops.

The administration of Governor Bola Tinubu erected truck barriers at the entrance to the bridges in order to stop trucks and buses from using the flyovers (they were to use the road below), but the barriers were removed by NURTW thugs and some truck drivers rammed them with their trucks. The government kept replacing the barriers, but they kept being removed until the government eventually gave up on them.


The accidents continued along that route and the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu recently erected truck barriers again, to prevent the trucks from using the flyovers.

It is alleged that this truck tried to use the flyover and collided with the truck barrier and this lead to the leakage.

Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service @LagosRescue

Emergency Alert!

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently mitigating a gas leakage on Western Avenue, inward Barracks bus stop, Surulere, Lagos, as a result of a tanker developing a fault while on motion within the top inlet compartment.

While the Agency was alerted at 09:04hours Saturday, the Ilupeju Fire Station with her quick response ameliorated the situation with a chemical foam compound to forestall ignition and any eventuality of a secondary emergency

This incident had led to the diversion of traffic as other emergency responders have teamed up with the State Fire and Rescue Service to avert disaster as traffic were diverted from the Barracks end and Stadium section of Western Avenue.

There is no record of casualty, and update will follows as the situation unfolds.

Salvage operations continue as leakage channel of the gas truck has been maintained for onward movement to a nearby depot at Apapa.

Emergency Alert!

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is currently mitigating a gas leakage on Western Avenue, inward Barracks bus stop, Surulere, Lagos, as a result of a tanker developing a fault while on motion within the top inlet compartment.
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— Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (@LagosRescue) September 2, 2023

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Jubril A. Gawat @Mr_JAGs

Final Update On Leaking Gas Truck

- Danger Completely Averted

The reported Gas Tanker with registration number KRD-281XR enroute Ibadan, Oyo State, belonging to Gasland has been successfully evacuated back to the company's gas plant, Apapa.

The incident which resulted after the truck laden with 27 tonnes capacity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas hits the newly installed overhead truck barricade at Alaka, left it top inlet compartment faulty and leaking its contens leading to the emergency situation that has now been completely averted.

The road, Western Avenue has now been opened for traffic flow and succinct to reiterate that no injury nor death recorded in the successful salvage operations which is now concluded.

Adeseye Margaret
Director
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service
@LagosRescue

September 2, 2023