Another tanker carrying sixty thousand 60,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petroleum, fell in Oyo State.
The incident occurred at Iroko town along the Oyo/Ibadan Expressway in Ibadan on Sunday night.
It was learned that the tanker with registration number GZA55OXA diverted into a nearby ditch and spilled its contents.
However, no casualties were reported during the incident, said Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, who confirmed the accident in a statement.
He said: “The emergency was reported at exactly 5:54 p.m. on Sunday, October 19, 2025.
“Upon reaching the accident site, a MACK tanker with registration number GZA55OXA of 60,000 liter capacity loaded with premium motor gasoline (PMS) diverted into a nearby ditch and its contents gushed out.
“Our officers quickly sprang into action by applying a foam chemical compound to suppress the flammability of the contents and prevent them from catching fire in the surrounding area.”
Our correspondent reports that the latest tanker accident occurred few days after an oil tanker collided with a trailer in Ogbomoso area of ​​the state.