It was a gory day yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital as an accident involving a petrol tanker caused many deaths and widespread destruction.
According to an eyewitness, a fully loaded petrol tanker with registration number XA831GRM, rammed into an electricity transformer as the driver attempted to avoid hitting a commuter bus that suddenly swerved onto the tanker’s path. “The bad condition of the federal road was responsible for this accident,” said the source.
As the tanker struck the transformer, sparks went off, then immediately ignited a fire that consumed everything in the vicinity. Victims included a nursing mother with her child, some bystanders and other drivers along the road. Properties worth millions of naira were burnt and the accident caused heavy traffic around Ojo/Iwo Express Road.
May the souls of the dead ones rest in peace
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