The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun cautioned motorists on Wednesday against reckless driving to avoid mishaps as a fuel-laden tanker bursted into flames on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

“The FRSC wishes to inform the motoring public of the fire incident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which occurred in the early hours of today, involving a petrol tanker laden with Premium Motors Spirit (PMS) around Tunji Alegi Filling Station Kwakyama Area of Ogere.

“This development calls for caution as the spill has affected some other vehicles parked at the shoulder of the road,” the sector commander, Ahmed Umar, said in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday.

Mr Umar said that a total of five vehicles were involved in the inferno and urged motorists to cooperate with traffic managers to reduce hours spent in the traffic gridlock.

The sector commander said that the Fire Service in Sagamu, police traffic division, Ogere, and Gateway Police Station, Old Tollgate, Ogere, have been contacted.

Meanwhile, the FRSC Ogere operatives were on the ground to manage the traffic situation to reduce discomfort inflicted by the development.

He said that traffic had been diverted to avoid a secondary crash and unnecessary loss of lives and property on the road.

Mr Umar enjoined motorists to take alternative routes to avoid spending several hours in the traffic gridlock.