Posted by Chinenye on Wed 11th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
A fully loaded commercial bus caught fire after a gas explosion on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
(CNG Bus. Photo Credit: Daily Post)
A CNG powered commercial bus caught fire after a gas explosion on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway at Berger Bus Stop on Tuesday.
Seventeen of the 18 people on board, including the driver, escaped unhurt.
One male passenger seated at the back suffered severe burns.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the Hiace bus was fully loaded and heading towards Lagos from the Mowe Ibafo axis.
Its officers reached the scene quickly, pulled out the 17 occupants and rushed the injured passenger to the Lagos State Trauma and Emergency Centre at Toll Gate.
Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service crews put out the flames, and Ojodu Police Division officers secured the area.
LASTMA General Manager Olalekan Bakare Oki praised the response and said it helped save 17 lives.
He urged transport operators, especially those running CNG vehicles, to have their vehicles inspected regularly and to maintain their gas storage and delivery systems properly.