TANKER LOADED WITH 45,000 LITRES OF PMS OVERTURNS IN OGBOMOSO
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By: Motunrayo Aniwura
A tanker transporting forty-five thousand litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, overturned in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
The accident took place on Friday in the Ayanyan area along the Ogbomoso/Ilorin Expressway.
Reports indicate that the tanker, bearing registration number MAG 20 XB (Borno), lost control and veered into a roadside ditch.
Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement made available on Saturday.
He said, “On Friday, 30th May 2025, at exactly 12:30 hrs, the distress call was reported through telephone and Alfa Kabiru Aderibigbe to a trailer tanker accident at Ayanyan area along Ogbomoso/Ilorin express road, in Ogbomoso.
“The firemen, led by PFS11 Oluwaleye, quickly deployed to the scene of the accident. On getting to the scene, we met a petrol trailer tanker with registration number MAG 20 XB (Borno), with 45,000 litres capacity of PMS, which had lost control and swerved into a nearby pit.
”We swiftly swung into action by carpeting the spillage with foam chemical compound and neutralizing the flammability from trigger ignition that might lead to a fire outbreak.
“No lives were lost, and properties worth millions of naira were saved by the Fire Services Agency. CFS Awoyemi Seyi, a team of policemen, and a team of FRSC were in attendance for security and traffic control, respectively.”
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