On Wednesday, a vehicle carrying boxes of perfume and body spray caught fire on the Ore-Sagamu motorway in Ondo State’s Okitipupa Local Government Area.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), no lives were lost and only one of the two people in the car was injured.
According to Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Ore Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the accident was caused by a burst tyre.
“The lone accident of a car laden with perfumes and body spray was caused by tyre burst, which resulted in the vehicle bursting into flames..
“The car burnt beyond recognition but miraculously the two persons in it escaped death, but one of them sustained injuries, but has been taken to Opeyemi Hospital in Ore.
“The accident caused gridlock on the corridor of the expressway, but we are have removed the carcass of the burnt vehicle to ease traffic,” Alonge said.
The FRSC commander appealed to motorists to desist from using expired tyres in order prevent crashes resulting from sudden tyre burst. (NAN)