A tanker passing on more than 11,000 liters of fuel (petroleum) has slammed along the Calabar-Biase expressway in Cross River state.
An observer, who gave his name as Matthew, revealed to DAILY POST that the episode happened on Wednesday at around 3pm long Abini town in Biase nearby government territory of Cross River State.
He said the vehicle was originating from Calabar with the item and making a beeline for Biase when it slipped on a terrible bit of the street.
As indicated by him, "The driver of the truck couldn't distinguish the terrible segment of the street given the substantial storm on that day.
"Soon after the episode happened, the inhabitants in the zone surged with void rubbers, cans and other accessible holders to scoop the fuel that left the truck.
"Truth be told, the truck influenced into the hedge and the inhabitants couldn't think about the risk that the truck postured, neither did they mind whether the driver was alive or not," he expressed.
Nonetheless, comparable episode happened along Ugep-Alesi street inverse Institute of Technology and Management, (ITM) in Ugep, where a NNPC truck passing on fuel collided with a tree.
"This is the second time a truck conveying fuel slammed along the Calabar-Ogoja parkway inside multi month, particularly in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State," an onlooker deplored.
The observer, who declined giving his name, said "In spite of the fact that the Government and NDDC are making a decent attempt to guarantee the street gets another watch and turn out from its weather beaten state which has turned the street to a passing zone, mischances still happened."
He approached the occupants to avoid potential risk while moving toward profoundly inflammable vehicles and should report such mischances to the Police, Fire benefit or comparative offices shut to them.
As at the time DAILY POST left the territory where the mishap happened at the Calabar-Biase thruway, inhabitants were still observed scooping fuel without disapproving of the peril postured by the demonstration.
At the point when reached on telephone by our reporter, the Public Relations Officer of the state fire benefit, Mr Cletus Makpere, said on telephone that his men were at the scene of the occurrence.
"I said thanks to God, there is no loss. As I am talking now, we have our men in every neighborhood government zone of the state. They are there guaranteeing wellbeing of lives and property," he expressed.
In the interim, calls put crosswise over to the Public Relations Officer of the state order of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr Godwin Uwen, rang out as at the season of documenting this report.
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