{"id":12439,"date":"2019-07-06T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=12439"},"modified":"2019-07-06T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-06T16:25:17","slug":"4-escape-death-as-tanker-overturns-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/4-escape-death-as-tanker-overturns-on-lagos-ibadan-expressway","title":{"rendered":"4 escape death as tanker overturns on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury when a tanker overturned at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Clement Oladele, the Ogun Sector Commandant of FRSC, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident happened at about 6.50 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Oladele explained that the tanker which was burnt beyond recognition was heading from Lagos to Ibadan when it lost control due to dangerous driving and excessive speeding.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12441\" src=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/2019\/07\/PETROL-TANKER-ACCIDENT-IN-L.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p>oguHe said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury in the accident that involved another vehicle, a Mitsubishi car with registration number DKA 653 ZP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victims who had parts of their bodies burnt, were rescued and taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Oladele remarked that the FRSC officers and personnel of other sister agencies had already cleared the obstruction, to ease free flow of traffic on the expressway.<\/p>\n<p>The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to drive cautiously and adhere to all traffic rules and regulation that prohibit overtaking at diversion points and construction zones, to avoid crashes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday said that four persons sustained various degrees of injury when a tanker overturned at Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. 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