From Desmond Mgboh, Kano



A tanker filled with petroleum products exploded on top of a major bridge in Kano at the weekend, setting ablaze a number of motorcycles near the scene of the incident. Several persons within the vicinity of the accident escaped death by the whiskers, as they barely jumped to safer locations before the tanker, which had lost control on the bridge, burst into a fiery flame. Eyewitnesses told Sunday Sun that the tanker, which was coming from Kano and probably going to Jigawa State, collided with a red Toyota Carina with registration number AA 624 TFB, and thereafter lost control, almost plunging from the bridge into the river.

It was gathered that in the process to avert falling into the river, the tanker driver hoped the motorcycles in front would give it support. The incident, which happened about 7:30 a.m., immediately caused a huge traffic gridlock as motorists going to Jigawa State or at least five other states could not continue their journey. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state, Alhaji Zaki Alkali, told Sunday Sun that his officers were immediately deployed to the scene of the accident and had to divert motorists to a yet-to-be completed road. It was also gathered that officers of the Fire Service in the state battled for five hours to put out the inferno. Although they eventually succeeded, the tanker was till dripping oil when Sunday Sun visited the scene, even as commuters were seen very close to the burnt tanker.

Alhaji Alkali said the next line of action was to find a way to tow the burnt tanker off the road so that normal vehicular passage would resume given the significance of the expressway as the only exit route to a number of states. He blamed the accident on over-speeding, adding that there was no human casualty from the accident..

Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/tragic-saturday-tanker-explodes-on-kano-bridge-halts-inter-state-transportation/

This should not be big news to anybody until we have a rail system to transport such goods.

I m always scared each time i m driving close to flamable tankers whether empty or with pet products.

lol.. is dat pic real? pretty confused...

THANK GOD NO LIFE WAS LOST

Fake pics.....

Is there a relationship between the pic and the story, lol

Fake picture

Funny picture

Dis pic is frm so so so film....

Am happy that no life was lost but why fake pics?

Guess there were no BB freaks around..

Fake pic, it jst looks lyk a burnin elephant

No new news. It happens evrytim and dat's y u shld knw we're in naija. Thank God am 3rd 2 comment.

movie.

That truck burning in the picture is like the 'Fire Service' truck doesn't look like a Petrol tanker @ all. @OP, if 2 say you no add link follow your post, I 4 tell u say u get first degree for lies.

ubong560: No new news. It happens evrytim and dat's y u shld knw we're in naija. Thank God am 3rd 2 comment.

3rd 2 comment indeed well dats gud 4 u, u v won a trip 2 aluu community

atleast its great to know that there were no casualties. i use to pity our guys in the street selling fuel whenever theres fuel scarcity. they should be extra careful handling such inflammable product.

From which comic book was that pic gotten from?

calabaman: From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
red that in the process to avert falling into the river, the tanker driver hoped the motorcycles in front would give it support. The incident, which happened about 7:30 a.m., immediately caused a huge traffic gridlock as motorists going to Jigawa State or at least five other states could not continue their journey. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state, Alhaji Zaki Alkali, told Sunday Sun that his officers were immediately deployed to the scene of the accident and had to divert motorists to a yet-to-be completed road. It was also gathered that officers of the Fire Service in the state battled for five hours to put out the inferno. Although they eventually succeeded, the tanker was till dripping oil when Sunday Sun visited the scene, even as commuters were seen very close to the burnt tanker.

Alhaji Alkali said the next line of action was to find a way to tow the burnt tanker off the road so that normal vehicular passage would resume given the significance of the expressway as the only exit route to a number of states. He blamed the accident on over-speeding, adding that there was no human casualty from the accident..

Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/cover/tragic-saturday-tanker-explodes-on-kano-bridge-halts-inter-state-transportation/

IS THIS NOT A FIRE-FIGHTING TANKER RATHER THAN A FUEL TANKER

pix looks fake, looking at the wheels infront, it's like a painting

na una sabi weda fake pic or real pic story na story

hmmm

@JOHNSTAR, if am 2 go aluu, den i send u 2 Maiduguri make boko haram take u do hot pepper soup.

if the pics were to be real, there would have been one or two nigerian rushing to fetch petrol no mater the risk.

The truck seems to be walking on water in d pic