Approximately, 9 people were laid dead and five people were left injured in an unfortunate accident when a car banged into an oil tanker and exploded on a bridge with suitable traffic, which led the vehicles on fire near the Lagos city on Thursday.
According to the recent information, the tanker burst into flames at 5 pm (local time) on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway, which is used by people who live on the outskirts of the city.
An official from the Nigerian government informed the CNN that the number of people who died in the accident is being expected to rise since as many as 54 vehicles caught fire due to the explosion.
Emergency response teams arrived some time later at the scene, to rescue the people who were trapped in the fire.
Adesina Tiamiyu, the head of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency informed that, "We are still battling this fire, and rescue teams are trying to access the bridge. Many people are trapped in the fire as we speak," , who heads the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, told CNN.
He also added that such incidents of explosion are quite common in Nigeria.
In the last year, October, around 20 cars and four commercial motorcycles were destroyed when an oil tanker flipped, leading to the spill of petroleum on the road. 

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