Describes Accident “Heart Wrenching
- By Halimah Olamide
“We are deeply distraught and pained because our people and other Nigerians who do business on that axis were directly affected either by loss of life or property. It was a disastrous carnage that is just too much to bear.”
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to the recent tragic petrol explosion, describing it as heart wrenching.
The explosion occurred along Eleme section of the East-West Road in the state at about 7:30 p.m on Friday.
Recall that NPO reported that the tragedy occurred following a collision between a heavy-duty truck and a petrol-laden tanker.
Fubara in his statement expressed his pain over the loss of lives and properties the accident caused.
“This morning, we visited the site of the area devastated by fire last night along the East-West road at Aleto Eleme near the Indorama Petrochemical Limited plant.
“We are deeply distraught and pained because our people and other Nigerians who do business on that axis were directly affected either by loss of life or property. It was a disastrous carnage that is just too much to bear.”
The governor highlighted that the incident could have been prevented with proper attention to safety measures to improve commuting on the East-West road axis.
He further assured that the role of the various fire departments and the safety agencies will need to be improved to meet such emergencies.
“Upon assessing the extent of the damage, we hereby express our profound sympathy and condolence to those who lost loved ones, vehicles and valuable properties. We will continue exploring ways to support the bereaved and to alleviate the impact of their loss.
“While we look forward to speedy maintenance of the road by the Federal Government, every effort of the Rivers State government will be put into making sure that such a devastating carnage is brought to the minimum.
“Meanwhile, we urge commuters to be extra careful while plying the axis.” The statement read.