Nigeria, March 21 -- Two persons were killed on Saturday after a fuel-laden tanker and a tipper truck collided along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in the Sangotedo area of Lagos State, triggering a fire that spread to nearby buildings and vehicles.

The accident occurred in the early hours of the day when a 20-tonne tipper truck reportedly travelling at high speed from the Epe axis rammed into a stationary 30-tonne gas tanker positioned on the highway.

In a statement on Saturday, the Controller-General of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said that the impact ignited a fire which quickly escalated beyond the point of collision.

She said the flames spread to three warehouses and about 10 roadside shops, including a gy...