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A tanker sporting 33,000 litres of groundnut oil overturned at the Lagos-Ibadan Freeway close to Abiola Lawn, inward Toll Gate, Lagos, on Wednesday, inflicting a visitors gridlock.
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The incident reportedly befell at about 2pm, spilling the tanker’s contents onto the street and disrupting the motion of motorists alongside the busy freeway.
Following the crash, some citizens have been noticed scooping the spilled groundnut oil from the affected space.
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Officers of the Lagos State Visitors Control Authority, LASTMA, and the Nigeria Police have been some of the emergency responders deployed to the scene to regulate visitors and coordinate restoration efforts.
The affected phase of the street was once cordoned off to give protection to the general public and facilitate the restoration operation.
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No casualties have been reported as of the time of submitting this file, even if visitors remained heavy across the scene.
Related government have been running in combination to regulate the incident and make sure the tanker was once safely recovered.
Motorists have been suggested to believe other ways to keep away from the congestion led to through the crash.
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