![[UPDATED] 10 roasted alive as tanker explodes on Lagos-Ibadan highway](https://idomavoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/tanker-explosion.jpg)
No fewer than 10 persons have been roasted alive on Thursday morning when a tanker exploded around the Sagamu axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The explosion occurred around 1am today around Araromi town, after Conoil filling station towards Sagamu Interchange on the outward Lagos section of the expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar, told Channels Television that two fuel-laden tankers, two trucks, and one bus were involved in the explosion.
Umar said three of the vehicles were burnt in the inferno.
He also said while 12 persons were involved in the inferno, 10 persons were burnt to death while two occupants of the vehicles escaped.
The FRSC official added there is a possibility of discovering more casualties as recovery efforts are ongoing.
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