Petrol tanker explosion leaves five vehicles burnt in Ibadan

Petrol tanker explosion leaves five vehicles burnt in Ibadan

A petrol tanker caught fire on Saturday evening in the Iyana-Ajia area of Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, destroying multiple vehicles.

The blaze consumed two articulated trucks, an 18-seater bus, two small commercial cabs, and three motorcycles.

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Vanguard gathered that the incident occurred around 4:30 PM on the Ibadan section of the Ibadan-Ife Expressway, near the ongoing construction of the Iyana-Ajia bridge.

Fortunately, there were no reported casualties as the tanker continued to burn as of the time of filing this report, while the other affected vehicles were reduced to ashes.