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Tanker falls, spills content under flyover in Port Harcourt

The fully loaded petrol tanker which fell and spilts its content under the bridge at Rumuokoro area of Port Harcourt early Sunday morning
The fully loaded petrol tanker which fell and spilts its content under the bridge at Rumuokoro area of Port Harcourt early Sunday morning

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the incident caused heavy traffic as motorists drove against traffic to avoid being trapped in case of an explosion or inferno from the petrol split on the road.

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt.

Residents and motorists around the Rumuokoro flyover in Obio-Akpor local government area of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital were thrown into panic early Sunday morning as a full loaded petrol tanker fell and spills its content under the bridge.

Security operatives and officials of the Rivers State Fire Service, however, promptly took over the accident scene to ensure that the split content did not go up in flames.

Our Correspondent reports the incident caused heavy traffic as motorists drove against traffic to avoid being trapped in case of an explosion or inferno from the petrol split on the road.

At time of filing this report, anti-inflammable substances were being poured on the split petrol to prevent fire disaster.

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