One person was severely injured, yesterday, when a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell and caught fire at the Ataoja Estate axis of the Ring Road, popularly known as Ona-Baba-Ona in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

The Guardian gathered that the tanker, heading from Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to Osogbo, got burnt completely. The victim was said to be the driver of the tanker. Also, a vehicle that was parked beside the road caught fire after the tanker exploded.

Consequently, residents of the area were thrown into panic as the fire became intense.

It took the intervention of fire fighters to prevent the fire from escalating to nearby buildings. Spokesperson for Osun State Fire Service, Adekunle Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, said the injured driver, whose name was unknown, had been taken to a hospital.

Ibrahim said the reason for the tanker’s fall could not be ascertained as the driver, who was severely injured, could not speak to them. He said fire fighters promptly responded to the fire outbreak and that it had been put out.
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