A truck ferrying Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, has crashed in the Apapa area of Lagos State after the driver lost control of the vehicle due to brakes failed while in transit.
Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, stated that no deaths or injuries were recorded in the incident.
He added that emergency responders, including the LASEMA response team and officials of the state fire service, were on ground to salvage the situation.
“Distress calls were received at 12.05 am concerning the above incident and upon arrival at the above-mentioned scene, it was confirmed that a truck with an unknown registration number loaded with AGO had fallen due to suspected brake failure,” the LASEMA statement said.
“This resulted in the obstruction of free vehicular activities along the corridor.
“A multi-stakeholder team comprising Agency responders, LRU Firefighters, Lagos State Fire Service, LASTMA, LSNC, and the Nigerian Police worked together to evacuate the impediment off the road.
“The Agency heavy-duty equipment (Super metro) was used for Recovery, while the area has been blanketed to prevent any secondary incident. The operation concluded with no loss of life or injury,” he said.