A tanker fully loaded with about 45,000 litres of PMS popularly knowns as petrol in the early hors of Tuesday, exploded immediately after crashing at Banire/Ejigbadero Bus stop, Egbeda, Lagos.
According to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the incident which occurred at about 20 minutes past midnight (0020) involved a tanker which reportedly loaded at Abuke Ado, in Lagos.
The tanker with no registration number is still half filled with PMS and stranded across the major highway.
The Police Disaster Management Unit and Gowon Estate Police Station have apprehended the driver of the truck.
Meanwhile, NEMA which reacted immediately to the distress alert through its Head of Media, Manzo Ezekiel, said no live was lost or property destroyed.
Also at the scene of the incident were the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit, Police DMU and the Gowon Estate Police Division.
