A Twitter user who alleged that he was the scene of the petrol tanker explosion at the popular Otedola Bridge in Lagos, said that Ignorance killed many people that unfortunately died on Thursday.

The man simply identified as @Otunbakush, in a series of tweets said some of the road users who were burnt to death had the opportunity to save themselves but they did not.

@Otunbakush said some of them opted to quickly save their cars but was unfortunately caught up in the inferno.

@Otunbakush narrated how the incident happened and stressed that many died because of their ignorance.

The Twitter user wrote,

“lost my phone to that berger tanker accident yesterday.

“First, it wasn’t that tanker drivers fault, a commercial bus dropped off passenger where there was no bustop and entered d fast land back without looking at his side mirror.

“The tanker guy tried avoiding an accident but look at what happened at the end, he stepped on his brakes, hit the partition and tripped over, now here is the part that got me like we are really mad in d country, ignorance killed all the people that died.

‏”That tanker didn’t explode immediately, people had 1min to save themselves, every minute counts in an accident, people were trying to save their cars instead of their lives, there was a Camry in front of the tanker, the man was actually trying to reverse his car, he was so foolish.

“Save yourself and savage the car later, fire and electricity are like the same, from one path to the other, now assumption kill us for this country, people were in their car making videos instead of running away, fire started, panic sets in, I watched as people got burnt

“It became a struggle contest, who’s gonna come out first, fire rounded them up, what they should have done first, dey did it last and paused with their lives, may their soul rest in peace.. But foolishness killed those that died on that bridge… God forgive all their sins

“Guys.. I’m sorry about the language used in this thread…. E just dey pain me.. They got the chance and blew it out.”

Meanwhile, some Twitter users also expressed their irritation at the level of ignorance displayed by some Nigerians.

See some tweets:

@Otunbakush he for hit d danfo and save d multiple souls dead….. If only he knew

— Stella Oluchi (@StellaOluchi9) June 29, 2018

If he survived, others should suppose use thier brain and run. O ma se ooo. The damage has been done. RIP to d dead, strength needed to d family and friends

— oyetayoprecious (@akerabioye09) June 29, 2018

The foolishness of Nigeria will kill on moving forward until we ready to deal with the bad egg among the citizens and let the good once make use of there initiatives on the basic daily routines

— Saint shobo (@officialshobo) June 29, 2018

Well why I’m I surprise, during my youth service days, I and a fellow corper wanted to cross Ibadan express way by mowe bus stop and just before we cross an accident happen alot of people got injured to my surprise my fellow corper brought out his cemera and started recording.

— Uncle Tope (@babalola099) June 29, 2018

There’s always an adrenaline rush at the time of accidents that makes one to think flight(escape) first before any other thing. Was he lacking adrenaline?

— Diana bakes (@Diana94580101) June 29, 2018

Shut the fuck up. Who the hell do you assume to be? Basic decency my ass. That’s the rubbish killing this country, everyone sugar coating the truth. They were stupid and selfish and lost their lives. How can a tanker full of fuel tip over & himans are trying to save their cars.

— ??Alt-Ctrl-Delete?? (@Chargingloki) June 29, 2018

So because they are dead, let the truth be covered up. While it unfortunate, selfishness & stupidity is not an excuse to endanger your life.

— ??Alt-Ctrl-Delete?? (@Chargingloki) June 29, 2018