content to the international wing of the Murtala
Mohammed Airport yesterday tumbled near the
airport’s access gate.
According to eyewitness reports, the tanker with
the Lagos registration number AAA 991 XQ, which
was filled to the brim with JET A1, fell when the
driver wanted to navigate the sharp bend around
the airport.
The tanker was coming from Ikeja and was going
to the international wing of the airport before the
accident occurred around 10am.
Tragedy was, however, averted due to the quick
response of the Fire Service men of the Federal
Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Lagos State
Fire Service, the Nigeria Police and other
emergency response agencies.
Our correspondent observed that all the contents of
the tanker were spilled on the ground, which would
have caused disaster without the timely
intervention of the emergency and rescue teams.
An eyewitness claimed that immediately the tanker
fell, the driver was stuck in it for a while, as
motorists immediately scampered for safety
thinking that the content spilled on both sides of
the road was Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), which is
highly inflammable.
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