Five killed in Ibadan tanker inferno

Five people were yesterday killed when a diesel-laden tanker
crashed into many vehicles along the Apata-Abeokuta Road in
Odo- Ona area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. An
eyewitness said the tanker driver, who was said to have
loaded diesel at the Apata depot of the Nigerian National Pe­
troleum Corporation (NNPC), may have experienced break
failure before losing control at Olugbode junction.
This, it was gathered, was followed by its ramming the tanker
into other vehicles which were moving at slow speed due to
traffic congestion that usually occurs on the ever-busy road.
He said both the injured and the dead were taken to a private
hospital, Oluseyi which is located very close to the scene of
the incident.
He said that what made the case to be mild despite the
number of casualties recorded was that the tanker was loaded
with diesel, saying, “we would have been telling another story
if it had been loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS),
popularly known as petrol”.
Mr. Adekunle Ajisebutu, the spokesperson of the Oyo State
Police Command, confirmed the incident, stressing that he got
a distress call from somebody and made the necessary
contact thereafter.
He, however, said that he was yet to get official briefing from
the Divisional Police Station in the area as at press time, but
promised to get back as soon as he’s through with the
Divisional Police Officer (DPO).