JESUS! A Tanker Carrying 45,000 Litres Of Petrol Falls Into Ditch In Oyo State

 A Tanker Carrying 45,000 Litres Of Petrol Falls Into Ditch In Oyo State

A tanker carrying approximately 45,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, overturned in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

ADVERTISEMENT

• play
• pause
• stop
• mute
• unmute
• max volume

Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.

DEY PLAYRichard JFREE DOWNLOAD

0:00

The incident occurred on Tuesday at the Odo-Oba area along the Ogbomoso-Oyo Road, with the tanker landing in a nearby ditch.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported at the scene. The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr. Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday.

Akinyinka stated that firefighters promptly responded to the scene upon being contacted.

He said,

“The swift response of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency (Ogbomoso Command) averted an explosion after a petrol tanker accident at Odo-Oba, Ogbomoso.

“Today, Tuesday, 18th March 2025, at exactly 10:25 hrs, we received a distress call. On arrival, we found a DAF trailer loaded with 45,000 litres of PMS, which had somersaulted into a nearby ditch, causing petrol to gush out instantly. We blanketed the area with a foam compound to neutralise the flammability of the spilled contents and prevent any potential fire outbreak.”