At least three passengers of a bus have narrowly escaped death after a diesel tanker toppled at Otedola Bridge, inward Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The accident involved a tanker fully loaded with 33,000 litres of diesel and a mini bus.

The articulated vehicle spilled its content on the road, and miscreants seized the opportunity to scoop the fuel on the road from the ill-fated tanker.

Emergency responders, however, salvaged what could have been another major disaster at the accident scene as they kept the those scooping fuel at bay.

The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said preliminary investigation revealed that the diesel-laden tanker was coming from Mowe Ibafo when it overturned inward Berger.

The cause of the accident yet to be ascertained.