A tanker conveying millions of litres of petrol has bursted into flames along Calabar-Ikom Highway in Cross River State.
CONVERSEER gathered that the incident occurred today, Monday (May 15), at about 4p.m., leaving commuters plying the road stranded.
An eyewitness, Kingsley Agim who shared the story said the incident happened around the Odukpani-Awi section of the road.
According to Agim, no life was lost as the driver of the vehicle managed to escape unharmed.
“A Petrol tanker has fallen and went up in flames in between Odukpani-Awi road. Motorists, passengers, and other road users are all left stranded.
“No casualties. The driver and conductor came out safely”, he said.
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Agim who also reports for CONVERSEER said the driver of the truck declined comments but the conductor said a mechanical fault was responsible for the fire outbreak.
“I sought to speak with the driver, but he declined giving me an audience.
“I even prodded the conductor to get his side of the story, all he could say was the fire outbreak was as a result of a mechanical breakdown and a dig on the tank, causing a lick”, he said.
Agim added that: “There was no fire service team, road safety or any other emergency response team.
“Onlookers watched the truck burnt to cinders.”
The crashing of fuel tankers and other auto-crashes has become a regular thing along the Highway following the deplorable state of the road.
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