Two persons have been burnt to death in a tanker explosion that occurred along the Umunya Road on the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway on Tuesday.
The tanker reportedly fell inside a gutter after the driver of the vehicle lost control and immediately went up in flames.
The Mack tanker with no registration number, which was laden with Petrol, and an Urban shuttle Bus with no registration number were involved in the fatal road crash.
Eyewitness says the tanker driver was on top speed, lost control, and rammed into the shuttle from behind, and exploded with both vehicles catching fire.
This created panic in the area and also caused a gridlock on the ever-busy road.
Five male adults were involved in the crash; while two male adults were burnt to death, one person was burnt beyond recognition. Three persons escaped the explosion unhurt.
The men of the state fire service were at the scene and battled to quench the fire while passersby who trooped out in their numbers also assisted.
Meanwhile, the victims of the incident have been handed over to the police personnel from Oyi Division Nteje by a team of the Federal Road Safety Corps, RS5.33 Nteje Unit Command.