On the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, towards the Kara end, a tanker is said to have crashed into the canal. On Monday, October 24, reportedly at around 3 p.m., the incident took place in Ibadan.
The incident was said to have occurred at about 3 pm, inward Ibadan on the Kara Bridge and it caused traffic to back up towards Ibadan.
A motorist, Alhaji Sanni Akinlade said he was on his way from Arepo, Ogun State when the incident occurred on Kara Bridge which led to traffic gridlock inward Ibadan.
He said the truck was in motion when it hit an object and the tanker fell off its head, into the canal. “Immediately, the tanker exploded and went up in flames.”