Petrol tanker explosion rocks Ibadan, claims lives

TWO BURNT TO DEATH IN TANKER ACCIDENT ALONG AGBOWO-OROGUN AXIS

Two persons were allegedly burnt to death when two petrol tankers and a heavy-duty conveyor truck had a collision along the Agbowo- Orogun axis of the Iwo road – Ojoo expressway this morning… pic.twitter.com/QSWyl4x0eX

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SAHARA REPORTERS

A petrol-laden tanker exploded in Ibadan, killing the driver and injuring one other person.

Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday.

According to Akinyinka, the tanker lost control, collided with two other trucks, and overturned into a nearby pit before catching fire, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

Mr Akinyinka said the incident resulted in the death of the tanker driver and injured the motor boy.

“The incident happened around Fijabi House, Agbowo, and Ojoo/Iwo Road Expressway. The agency received a distress call about the fire incident at exactly 2:45 a.m. through a telephone call.

“The service swiftly deployed personnel to the scene and curtailed the fire from spreading to the nearby residential area. On arrival, we met three trucks of 20-metre distance from one another involved in the fire incident.

“The driver was burnt to death while the motor boy was rescued alive and taken to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, for treatment,” he said.

Mr Akinyinka said the explosion destroyed the tanker while the agency’s personnel rescued the other two trucks.

“The agency’s director of operations, Ismail Adeleke with team members, the police, and some other security agencies were at the scene to prevent a breakdown of law and order,” he said.

SaharaReporters last Saturday reported a tanker explosion along the Dikko-Maje road, opposite the Baddegi fuelling station in Gurara Local Government Area of the state.

Reports had indicated that people who gathered to scoop the spilling fuel were caught in an explosion, which also affected those attempting to rescue victims.

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) on Monday said that the death toll from the Dikko tanker explosion had risen to 98.

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