FROM IBRAHIM AKANBI, IBADAN
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
Petroleum 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).
Source: Sunnews
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