A tanker laden with petrol fell in front of a filling station at Oribawa bus stop on Lekki-Epe Expressway yesterday. It spilled its content all over the road but no life was lost.

Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) quickly arrived the scene and cordoned off the area, warning residents, commuters and others to keep away from the scene to avoid fire outbreak.

Victims of last Saturday’s petrol tanker explosion, which razed 34 houses and 70 shops at Idimu, Lagos State, remained in shock yesterday.

A tanker, loaded with 33,000 litres of petrol fell, spilling its contents and wreaking havoc on the neighbourhood.

Grief-stricken, most of them stood in groups discussing their ill fate as they beheld the charred remains of their valuables.

They, however, rested their hope on the promise by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to assuage their agony when he visited the scene last Saturday.

Ambode, during the visit, promised to meet with tanker drivers today in his bid to stem petrol tanker explosion.

After the visit, Ambode said: “We don’t want this to repeat itself. We have said it before; we need to address our tanker drivers and start to enforce our traffic laws. I have directed that the union of tanker drivers and the government meet on Monday (today) morning and we must make pronouncement relating to the usage of our roads.”

•Adapted from The Nation. Photo shows scene of the accident.