A petrol-laden tanker which exploded in the early hours of Wednesday in Ibadan has claimed the life of the driver and injuring one other person.
The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Yemi Akinyinka who confirmed the incident in a statement issued Wednesday said the incident happened at exactly 2:45a.m.
He explained that the incident happened around Fijabi House, Agbowo- Ojoo/Iwo Road Expressway
Akinyinka stressed that the tanker lost control and collided with two other trucks, before it overturned into a nearby pit before catching fire, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
He said: “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.”
Mr Akinyinka said the explosion destroyed the tanker while the agency’s personnel rescued the other two trucks.