Emmanuel Clement
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has averted a major disaster after a petrol tanker overturned and caught fire at Iyana-Isolo inward Oshodi, engulfing four adjoining trucks.
Thanks to LASTMA’s prompt response, no human casualties were recorded.
Investigator news reports that a petroleum-laden tanker, heavily freighted with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), tragically overturned while in transit and was instantaneously engulfed in flames, sparking an uncontrollable conflagration which cascaded into no fewer than four adjoining trucks parked within the immediate axis.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the disaster was caused by egregious overspeeding, which led to the driver’s loss of control.
Investigator news gathered that LASTMA operatives, under the direct supervision of the Agency’s operational command, swiftly mobilized allied responders, including the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Nigeria Police Force, and Neighbourhood Safety Corps.
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed that additional operatives from adjoining zones had been urgently mobilized to fortify the ongoing containment measures.
He further affirmed, with relief, that no human casualty was recorded, largely owing to LASTMA’s prompt intervention in cordoning off the affected corridor and restricting vehicular movement from Ilasa inward Oshodi.
Mr. Bakare-Oki cautioned operators of articulated vehicles, fuel tankers, and other high-capacity conveyances to adhere stringently to statutory speed limitations as expressly indicated on the Lagos State Government’s regulatory road signages.
He emphasized that such compliance remains a non-negotiable prerequisite for the preservation of human life, the protection of property, and the sustenance of collective safety across the State’s transportation corridors.
Furthermore, the General Manager passionately enjoined members of the public to make proactive use of LASTMA’s toll-free hotline 080000527862 for the swift reporting of any traffic-related mishap, emergency, or unforeseen eventuality, assuring that the Agency remains perpetually prepared to deliver prompt and decisive intervention.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority hereby reaffirms its unwavering resolve to the preservation of life, the safeguarding of property, and the continuous promotion of a safe, orderly, and sustainable traffic management system in Lagos State.
