Fallen Fuel Tanker Causes Traffic Gridlock at Lagos Airport

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Fallen Fuel Tanker Causes Traffic Gridlock at Lagos Airport

Traffic gridlock today paralysed activities at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,when a fuel tanker laden with 33, 000 litres of Jet A1 lost grip and fell as it tried to negotiate a corner in a round-about few meters to the link road toll gate.

The tanker was taking the fuel to the international wing of the airport from Ikeja, the domestic area, but seemed overwhelmed by the weight of the fuel and when it failed to drag itself farther to its final destination, it fell.

The covers of the inlets on the top of the tanker opened and it spilled the content on the road, blocked vehicular movement and the content flowed unobtrusively to cover all the areas of the round-about.

Vehicles were immediately stopped from moving to and fro as fire fighting vehicles converged, fearing possible balls of fire emanating from the spill.

According to eyewitness account, the tanker with the Lagos Registration number AAA 991 XQ, fell when the driver wanted to navigate the sharp bend at the round-about, adjacent to the training school of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

“The tanker was coming from Ikeja and was going to the international wing of the airport before the accident occurred around 10.am, but tragedy was however averted due to the quick response of the Fire Service men from FAAN, Lagos State Fire Service, the Nigerian Police and other emergency response agencies.

The eyewitness also said entire content of the tanker spilled on the ground, which would have caused disaster without the intervention of the emergency and rescue teams.

Shocked at the accident, the driver of the tanker was petrified and stood at one place, shocked as other vehicle users who expected heavy fire as follow-up to the spill scampered for safety, thus causing bedlam and further worsened the traffic jam.

He added, “With my years of experience, which is about 32 year, I can say that the accident might have occurred because of over-speeding by the driver because the accident wouldn’t have happened just like that. Maybe the driver lost the control of the speed, but I can tell you that it was not a mechanical fault.”

 

 

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