This month has been a worrisome month for Nigeria, almost in all aspects. No one prays for accidents, they can occur at any time. The recent tanker mishap on Otedola bridge, was quite tragic.
Again, we don’t pray it happens again, but what if it does ?
What safety tips can we put to practice to make sure we don’t experience such occurrences .
Here are some tips you should take into consideration when a tanker is involved in an accident .

1. Assume It Is Loaded With Fuel
Once a tanker is involved in an accident, it is safe to always assume its filled with inflammable content, even if you cannot see liquid coming out .Always assume it is loaded.

2. Don’t Try To Scoop Fuel
Even if you are very fast, in scooping liquid, at most you would scoop 50 or 100 litres.Is that how much your life is worth ?.Your life can’t be bought, fuel can always be bought.

3. RUN !
Run as fast as you can away from the tanker, you don’t have to wait to confirm if its spilling any content, just run away from it.
Don’t try to take pictures or videos, don’t try to observe. Run as fast as you can, don’t look back!! A split second can save your life
Note : If you notice it is spilling its content already, run in a direction that does not have a trail/flow of the liquid. This is important, because a trail of fire, is faster than you are.

4. Leave Your Car There
Just like the above, leave your car, especially when there is traffic congestion .Leave it !, don’t try to lock it. Just run, stand at an extremely safe distance and watch your car from there .Once the road has been declared safe by the authorities, you can go back and pick your car. If it gets burnt, hustle and buy another car. Your life is worth more than all the Toyota cars ever built put together.

If you are in a public bus, do the same thing.Exit the bus and run with the instructions given above.

5. Call The Authorities
Once you are at a safe distance, contact the authorities to report the accident.You can dial 112 or 767, its free .

Our sincere condolences to all those who lost loved ones in the recent accident on Otedola bridge

Please stay safe .

By Donald3d

https://autojosh.com/5-safety-tips-you-shouldnt-ignore-when-a-tanker-is-involved-in-an-accident/

Nice tips. Once a tanker spills it's content flee from the scene.

Will this guy agree with you? I guess u know the answer

OP, You are explicitly correct,

The guy directly above me is talking about a 'boy' who don't know the meaning of Only One Life!

Hmmm..

It is well

No 4
E get as e b oo

Very helpful

This truck wey i just dey manage so because of tanker make i leave am. Mbanu. Either i save the truck and me or we die together.
Edited : at this age, some all this chairmen and women nono when person dey sarcastic. Chaiii literature needs to be compulsory in all departments

life no get duplicate... if Yhu know yhu know

AutoJosh big ups

bro is always on point

Who car and fuel help,. Run for your life

Noted

Noted.

Imustreturn:
Will this guy agree with you? I guess u know the answer

the guy meant o. He wasn't joking.

ok

All is well

Nice tips
For those who have ears and sense of reasoning.
May God continue to guide and protect us!

dkronicle:
This truck wey i just dey manage so because of tanker make i leave am. Mbanu. Either i save the truck and me or we die together.

this is reality you’ve just stated. I swearrr . Most people would try to save their vehicle

AutoJoshNG:


This month has been a worrisome month for Nigeria, almost in all aspects. No one prays for accidents, they can occur at any time. The recent tanker mishap on Otedola bridge, was quite tragic.
Again, we don’t pray it happens again, but what if it does ?
What safety tips can we put to practice to make sure we don’t experience such occurrences .
Here are some tips you should take into consideration when a tanker is involved in an accident .

1. Assume It Is Loaded With Fuel
Once a tanker is involved in an accident, it is safe to always assume its filled with inflammable content, even if you cannot see liquid coming out .Always assume it is loaded.

2. Don’t Try To Scoop Fuel
Even if you are very fast, in scooping liquid, at most you would scoop 50 or 100 litres.Is that how much your life is worth ?.Your life can’t be bought, fuel can always be bought.

3. RUN !
Run as fast as you can away from the tanker, you don’t have to wait to confirm if its spilling any content, just run away from it.
Don’t try to take pictures or videos, don’t try to observe. Run as fast as you can, don’t look back!! A split second can save your life
Note : If you notice it is spilling its content already, run in a direction that does not have a trail/flow of the liquid. This is important, because a trail of fire, is faster than you are.

4. Leave Your Car There
Just like the above, leave your car, especially when there is traffic congestion .Leave it !, don’t try to lock it. Just run, stand at an extremely safe distance and watch your car from there .Once the road has been declared safe by the authorities, you can go back and pick your car. If it gets burnt, hustle and buy another car. Your life is worth more than all the Toyota cars ever built put together.

If you are in a public bus, do the same thing.Exit the bus and run with the instructions given above.

5. Call The Authorities
Once you are at a safe distance, contact the authorities to report the accident.You can dial 112 or 767, its free .

Our sincere condolences to all those who lost loved ones in the recent accident on Otedola bridge

Please stay safe .

By Donald3d

https://autojosh.com/5-safety-tips-you-shouldnt-ignore-when-a-tanker-is-involved-in-an-accident/

Thank you OP for this article. I dread tankers in front and beside me on the road in traffic.

dkronicle:
This truck wey i just dey manage so because of tanker make i leave am. Mbanu. Either i save the truck and me or we die together.

So you don't know that your truck is just recycled plastic and future scrap metal abi?

Die with am na. Somebody will surely find your burnt corpse useful as manure. So its not really a loss.

That No4 is the most important. How can u risk ur life for a car with insurance

The main key word is run!!!

Lessons from Yesterday tragedy:
1.Give enough safe distance between you and the next vehicle to allow for manuouvering in case of emergency.
2. Be very alert and conscious of what type of vehicle is besides, in front, behind you especially on a slope downward or upwards.
3. Never be in front of a trailer /tanker on a downward slope ,and never behind on an upward slope.
4. Think ahead, be spontaneous and anticipate !!!

Please share to educate loved ones and you can save a life while our government is still trying to get trailers and tankers off commuter roads. ����.

Some people won't still heed...

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