Two people were killed when a petroleum tanker trailer lost its break and collided with a truck in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Friday.
It was gathered that the collision of the tanker trailer with the truck resulted into a fire outbreak which caused tension in the area.
The incident occurred along the Moniya Ibadan-Iseyin Road in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, still under construction.
Eye witness accounts stated that the fire started after the tanker and a construction truck collided at the area.
The fire also burnt an excavator, a truck belonging to Kopek Construction Company, handling the road reconstruction.
It was further gathered that apart from the two people that died, several properties, including 14 shops, 12 cars and five motorcycles were burnt.
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Mr. Mashood Adewuyi, Head of Fire Service in Oyo State, confirmed the fire incident in a telephone conversation on Saturday morning, stating that two people died during the incident.
He declared that the fire outbreak resulted when the tanker had a brake failure, thereby making the driver to lose control and collide with the truck.
Adewuyi said: “Yes, the incident occurred yesterday (Friday) evening along the Moniya-Iseyin Road.
“It was caused by brake failure by the tanker. As a result, the tanker’s driver lost its control. It collided with the truck. In the process, it hit many cars and this resulted in the fire outbreak.
“It is at Moniyan-Iseyin road. You know the road is under construction. Many cars that were on the road were hit by the tanker. 12 cars were burnt, five motorcycles, 14 shops and two lives were involved.”
