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Two individuals had been confirmed lifeless when a tanker suspected to be carrying Liquefied Natural Gas exploded on the Obiri-Ikwerre flyover alongside the East-West on the outskirts of Port Harcourt in Rivers state.
Eyewitness accounts that the explosion occurred at about 9:25 am when the tanker upturned whereas making an attempt to barter the bypass on the flyover and instantly went up in flames crushing a salon automobile with two occupants inside.
This got here after a month when a fuel-laden tanker exploded alongside the Eleme axis of the East-West Road claiming about 5 lives and burnt over 60 vehicles.
In the newest incident, an eyewitness mentioned two occupants of the automobile had been trapped earlier than they might escape and had been roasted.
He said, “My workplace is simply shut by right here. It was a horrible sight. Two individuals inside a salon automobile parked close by had been burnt past recognition.
“The tanker was making an attempt to barter by way of the flyover when it fell and the explosion occurred.
The Obiri-Kwere flyover results in the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa within the Ikwerre native authorities space of the state.
Another eyewitness who merely gave his identify as Lucky mentioned the sound of the explosion unfold to residential areas close to the flyover and prompted panic.
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He said” It was about previous 9 am that I used to be driving in the direction of the University of Port Harcourt that I noticed the flames.
“I quickly made a u-turn because I was driving. Many vehicles started making a detour to avoid the scene of the fire, somewhere even videoing the fire with their phones”.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident and the casualty determine.
Iringe-Koko, said, “Yes I can affirm that two individuals died within the tanker fireplace. Myself and the Commissioner of Police are on the bottom as I converse to you.
“The fireplace has been put out however the space remains to be harmful as a result of the gasoline remains to be licking.
“So motorists are suggested to take different routes to keep away from any additional casualty. The investigation is ongoing. “