Major fire mishap averted as car rammed into gas station in Lagos

By Mary BASSEY, Senior Investigator Correspondent Lagos/

LAGOS-WHAT would have resulted in a major fire disaster was averted yesterday in Ajah area of Lagos after a utility jeep crashed into a gas station spilling content of some cylinders on the ground. The name of the driver was not given but sources said the accident occurred due to overspeeding while avoiding to crush two unnamed motorcyclists. 

A statement by Nosa Okunbor, Head public affairs unit of LASEMA said no life was lost adding that the timely arrival of rescue workers including officials of LRT saved the situation.  He said, “Upon arrival of the Shark Response Team at the incident scene, the LRT discovered that a Nissan FX35 Infinity Jeep, Registration number EPE 877 JD, was involved in an incident with two unidentified motorcycles at the aforementioned location. Further investigations revealed that the incident occurred as a result of over speeding by driver of the Infinity Jeep who lost control of the wheel while attempting to avoid collision with two unidentified commercial motorcyclists, before crashing into a mini Gas Station (Climate Gas Hub) by the road side, leading to product leakage in the process. 

“No casualties, nor injuries were recorded at the scene as a result of the incident. The collaborating emergency responders blanketed the affected area to prevent any kind of secondary incident. The accident vehicle has been successfully moved away from the incident scene. The leakage was subsequently repaired by the engineer at the Gas Station, with no further threats to residents and other road users. In attendance were the Agency’s Shark Response Team and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.”