Posted by Samuel on Wed 19th Mar, 2025 - tori.ng
It was learnt that the tanker overturned at the Odo-Oba area along the Ogbomoso–Oyo Road, landing in a nearby ditch.
A tanker loaded with approximately 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, has overturned in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday.
It was learnt that the tanker overturned at the Odo-Oba area along the Ogbomoso–Oyo Road, landing in a nearby ditch.
No casualties were recorded at the scene, Daily Post reports.
The General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday.
In his reaction, Akinyinka stated that firefighters immediately moved 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.”