Fuel tanker with 45,000 litres of petrol overturns in Oyo

A petroleum tanker carrying 45,000 litres capacity of petroleum motor spirit has tumbled at Eleyele area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

A statement by the Chairman of the state Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande in Ibadan, on Wednesday, said the incident occurred opposite AIB Filling Station at Eleyele, on Tuesday.

He explained that the tanker with the Number Plate: LAGOS T21044 LA swerved off the road into a nearby ditch, leading to its contents gushing out profusely.

Akinwande said men of the agency were immediately mobilised to the scene of the incident.

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The chairman said, “Immediately the address was taken, a crew of firemen led by CFS Olayiwola promptly deployed to the scene of the incident, and on getting there, it was a trailer tanker with registration No. T21044LA (LAGOS) loaded with a 45,000-litre capacity of PMS, swerved off the road into a nearby ditch, and the contents gushed out profusely.

“The petrol trailer tanker has since been removed from the road, and normal vehicular movement has been restored, and everyday activities are going on properly.”