A Compressed Natural Gas-powered Hiace bus burst into flames after a gas explosion at Berger bus stop on the Lagos-bound section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday, 11 November, while travelling from the Mowe-Ibafo axis.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority said the vehicle, with registration number EKY 798 YK, carried 18 occupants including the driver. Sixteen escaped unhurt while one male passenger at the rear suffered severe burns and was taken to the Lagos State Trauma and Emergency Centre at Toll Gate. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service put out the flames.
Source: Daily Post
