Photos: Festac Bridge Explosion Kills One

An explosion under the Festac Link Bridge, on Monday, killed one person and left another seriously injured.

The impact of the blast left the body parts of Pius Oladele, head of the sand dredgers association in the area, flying in different directions.

Emergency rescue officials, who arrived minutes after the noon incident, used shovel to scoop pieces of bloodied body parts scattered on the ground into a bag.

A police officer, who visited the deceased just before the explosion, identified simply as Inspector Sani, sustained severe injuries and had been rushed to the hospital, witnesses said.

“After the explosion the police man’s leg was broken and even one of his eyes was affected, but he himself (Mr. Oladele) his two legs were off,” said Peter Adeola, an eye witness. More photos after the cut...