A tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has exploded, killing its driver and injuring one other person in Ibadan.
General Manager Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan.
He explained that the tanker lost control, rammed into two other trucks, and somersaulted into a nearby pit before bursting into fire.
“The incident happened around Fijabi House, Agbowo, Ojoo/Iwo Road Expressway.
“The agency received a distress call about the fire incident at exactly 2.45 a.m. through a telephone call and on arrival, we met three trucks of 20-metre distance from one another involved in the fire incident,
“The driver was burnt to death while the motor boy was rescued alive and taken to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, for treatment,” he said.