Fuel tanker on Wednesday morning caught fire on the busy Magboro section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident, which happened around 06 am, caused gridlock at Magboro, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Newsmen gathered that the incident happened around 06 am. The fuel being conveyed by the tanker had spilled to the other side of the expressway – leading inward to Lagos.
The incident has now caused gridlock at Magboro, outward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
However, firefighters have arrived at the scene of the fire outbreak.
This is coming barely 25 days after a fuel-laden tanker went up in flames at the Kara end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed that no fewer than two persons died with 29 vehicles burnt in the November 7 incident.