One person has been confirmed dead while two others have sustained serious injuries in a gas explosion which occurred in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State caused by a gas cylinder belonging to one of the passengers of a tricycle.
It was reported that the explosion which happened on Monday morning along Folagbade road involved a tricycle, three motorcycles and a Honda SUV.
According to an eyewitness, the rider of the tricycle conveying three occupants had parked by the road side when the owner of the gas cylinder discovered that the gas was leaking.
However, the tricycle was parked beside a faulty vehicle said to be having a radiator problem. The bonnet of the faulty vehicle was said to have been opened while the heat emanating from it had contact with the gas.
According to the eyewitness account, “The owner of the cylinder had just refilled it with gas and unknown to her, the cylinder was leaking. The rider of the tricycle parked by the roadside for the woman to fix the leaking cylinder, but unfortunately, there was a car with a radiator problem parked nearby.”
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“The heat generated by the car triggered the explosion,” the witnesss said.
The Public Relations Officer of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the accident, said the tricycle, three motorcycles and one Honda SUV were burnt.
He added that the victims, who suffered third-degree burns, have been taken to the hospital for treatment.
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