Governor of River's State Fubara has promised succour for dozens of bereaved families who lost loved ones in a petrol tanker explosion.
It was a serious disaster of unimaginable magnitude Friday night, along the Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals and Aleto bridge area of East-West road, as an explosion from an accident petrol tanker which leaked petrol on the long stretch of traffic claimed many lives and destroyed vehicles.
The incident that occurred at about 8pm burnt to death scores of commuters who were trapped in their vehicles on the heavy traffic jam on the East-West road undergoing reconstruction by the federal government in front of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals gate.
Witnesses accounts had it that the incident was caused by a leakage from a petrol tanker after it crashed into another truck said to belong to Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals and loaded with another type of product.
According to an eyewitness at the scene of incident explained that the fire engulfed many vehicles trapped in the long traffic jam, thereby burning to death occupants of the vehicles.
Another witness at the scene of the incident Saturday morning, explained that the poor management of traffic by the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Eleme Junction – One axis of the East -West road led to the level of casualties.
He said the contractor should be held responsible for the horrific accident, lamented the death of a pregnant woman and many other victims who were trapped in the inferno and burnt beyond recognition.
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