Emergency responders, including operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, prevented another petroleum fire explosion on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos.
  
The incident involved a truck loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), which fell on a Golf Volkswagen car (KRD 810 EA) and spilled the content on the other side of the expressway.
  
Confirming the incident, Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, in a statement, said to prevent another imminent fire explosion, officials of the agency as first emergency responder after arriving at the scene immediately called other emergency responders, particularly the Lagos State Emergency Authority (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU) and the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services (LSFRS).
  
He said: “After arriving at the scene, our personnel immediately secured the environment against area boys including other members of the public who had already gathered with buckets/jerry cans with the intention of scooping fuel on the road.”
  
According to Adebayo, police officers from Area ‘C’ Police Division at Barracks provided security backup at the scene with LSFRS doing the needful. He said motorists coming towards Stadium bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue were diverted to ply service lane and continue their journey.
  
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the fallen truck loaded fuel at Apapa and was on his way to Ikeja before it developed a brake failure on Stadium Bridge.
 
“Traffic Officer, Olukoga Olajide who led LASTMA rescue operations to the scene confirmed that the driver of the fallen truck (Sefiyu Adamu) was arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation,” he added.

The Lagos State government restricted trucks, including petroleum tankers drivers from plying Ojuelegba, Stadium and Dorma-long bridges to forestall further accidents on the bridge.