The incident that occurred at about 8pm burnt to death scores of commuters who were trapped in their vehicles on the heavy traffic jam on the East-West road undergoing reconstruction by the federal government in front of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals gate.

Witnesses accounts had it that the incident was caused by a leakage from a petrol tanker after it crashed into another truck said to belong to Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals and loaded with another type of product.

The eyewitness at the scene of incident explained that the fire engulfed many vehicles trapped in the long traffic jam, thereby burning to death occupants of the vehicles.

Another witness at the scene of incident Saturday morning, explained that the poor management of traffic by the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Eleme Junction – One axis of the East -West road led to the level of casualties.

The eyewitness who did not disclose his name but said he is a Health Safety Environment staff of a company around the area lamented that the situation was aggravated by unreadiness of vehicle owners to heed safety instructions to switch of their engines and disembark from their vehicles.