One Dead, Two Injured As Another Gas Explosion Rocks Ogun [PHOTOS]

In a gas explosion in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun State, one person was killed and two others were seriously injured.

A tricycle, three motorcycles, and a Honda SUV were reportedly involved in the explosion that occurred around 8 a.m. on Monday, July 5, along Folagbade road.

An eyewitness claims that the explosion was triggered by a gas cylinder belonging to one of the tricycle’s riders.

When the owner of the cylinder found that the gas was escaping, the rider of the trike with three occupants had parked by the roadside.

The trike was parked near a malfunctioning automobile with a radiator problem. The malfunctioning vehicle’s bonnet was claimed to have been opened when the heat from it came into contact with the gas.

The witness stated that three people were involved in the accident, with one of the victims suffering serious injuries.

“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 road side for the woman to fix the leaking cylinder, but unfortunately, there was a car with radiator problem parked nearby,” the witness told newsmen.

“The heat generated by the car triggered explosion,” he said. He added that the victims, who suffered third degree burn, were rushed to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital, but the hospital refused to treat them and they were taken to an unknown hospital.”

The tricycle, three motorbikes, and one Honda SUV were all burned, according to Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, who confirmed the tragedy.

The occupants of the trike, he continued, suffered serious injuries and were brought to the hospital for treatment.

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