Gas Explosion Kills One, Injures Two In Ijebu-Ode
One person was, on Monday morning killed as a result of a gas explosion that occured along Folagbade road, in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State.
Two other persons were reportedly injured and taken to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, for medical attention.
It was learnt that a gas cylinder carried by a passenger inside a tricycle was discovered to be leaking, while the tricycle was parked by a faulty vehicle said to be having a radiator problem.
The bonnet of the faulty vehicle was said to have been opened while the heat emanating from it had contact with the gas.
The incident involved a Honda Sport Utility Vehicle, a tricycle and three motorcycles.
A source said: “The owner of the cylinder had just refilled it with gas and unknown to her, the cylinder was leaking.
“The rider of the tricycle parked by the roadside for the woman to fix the leaking cylinder, but unfortunately, there was a car with radiator problem parked nearby.
“The heat generated by the car triggered the explosion.”
The Public Relations Officer of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accident.
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