One dies, properties burnt in Ogun gas tanker explosion

At least, one person has been reported dead, six others injured and six vehicles burnt in a gas tanker explosion on Saturday at Ita Osin along Abeokuta-Sango-Lagos Expressway.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists.

Okpe said that the deceased was suspected to be the motor boy of the gas-laden tanker.

The incident reportedly happened about 4 pm.

The truck was said to have suffered brake failure after which it lost control and hit the roadside culvert.