A 33,000 litre truck with reg number MKA 162XH loaded with PMS has toppled over while trying to avoid a broken down bus with reg no:LSR 983XL stationed in the middle of Iponri road, Apapa.
The CEO of LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu in a statement on Wednesday confirmed that fallen truck is currently spilling its content and is being blanketted by men of the Lagos State Fire Service, while LASEMA operatives at the scene of incident have taken charge, by condoning off the entire Area.
The Agency has directed that the policemen at the scene of the incident should take charge on crowd control as transloading of the content is ongoing pending the arrival of the Agency’s super metro for the recovery of the accidented truck.
While the recovery operation is ongoing, the Agency has advised motorists and residents of the area to be careful and avoid any act that is likely to escalate the accident to a major disaster.