BREAKING: Petrol-laden tanker spills content in Osun community

A tanker carrying petroleum product spilled its contents after involving in an accident in the Adeeke area of Iwo, Osun State on Sunday.

The tanker, coming from Ibadan-end along Iwo/Ibadan Road, was said to be avoiding a commercial motorcyclist that suddenly veered towards its path, making the driver to momentarily lose control of the vehicle, and spill its contents.

A resident of the Adeeke area, identified simply as Rasaq, said police operatives, Fire Service men and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, drafted to the scene after the incident, immediately cordoned off the area.

“We all ran away after seeing petrol on the road after the incident. But a few minutes after, police, NSCDC operatives and Osun State Fire Service men came around.

“They cordoned off the scene where the tanker spilled petrol to prevent fire outbreak,” Rasaq said.

When contacted, Osun NSCDC spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, who said the situation was under control, further explained, “Today an Osogbo-bound petrol-laden tanker fell off the road while attempting to avoid crushing an okada rider with his passengers, who had fallen in its track.

“Although there was no fatality, but the tanker spilled its content on the road necessitating the area to be cordoned off by the operatives of NSCDC, Iwo Area Command & Iwo Division. The situation is relatively under control.”

Also commenting on the incident, the spokesperson for Osun State Fire Service, Ibrahim Adekunle, said timely intervention put the situation under check.

“Officers and Men from Iwo Zonal Command and Fire Service Headquarters, Osogbo are currently at scene controlling the situation,” Adekunle said.