January 22, (THEWILL) – Another petrol tanker has exploded in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday, killing its driver and injuring one other person.
This is coming just five days after a fuel tanker explosion killed over 98 people and injured 69 at Diko junction in Gurara local government area of Niger on Saturday,
THEWILL gathered that the tanker lost control and collided with two other trucks and somersaulted into a nearby pit before the explosion.
The General Manager of the State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident.
He said, “The incident happened around Fijabi House, Agbowo, 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.
“The tanker was utterly destroyed by the fire while the agency’s personnel rescued the other two trucks.
“The agency’s Director of Operations, Mr Ismail Adeleke, with team members, the police, and some other security agencies were at the scene to prevent a breakdown of law and order.”
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