Many people including a pregnant woman Wednesday sustained carrying injuries after a petrol tanker lost control while descending the popular Otedola Bridge at Bergerac, Lagos.
The accident occurred at about 11am, bringing traffic flow to a halt on that part of the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, as well as the diversions into Jubilee Otedola and Omole Phase two estates.
It was learnt that the tanker was fully laden with diesel, however remained intact while two commercial buses and several cars were wrecked.
We gathered that good spirited Nigerians used their vehicles while emergency workers used the Lagos State Ambulance to convey the injured to various hospitals.
It was learnt that the tanker was trying to negotiate its way on a narrow road, left by motorists queuing at a nearby filling station to buy fuel, when it lost control.
Firemen were immediately deployed to prevent an outbreak of fire, which would have made the situation worst.
The Nation gathered that the pregnant woman, who was rushed to the State House Clinic in Alausa, was bleeding profusely.
Although the number of injured persons could not be ascertained, it was gathered that blood stains were still on the ground as at press time.
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