45,000 litres petrol tanker crashes in Oyo, sparks fears of fire outbreak

By Paul Dada

Fears of fire outbreak mounted in Ogbomosho, Oyo State when a tanker laden with 45,000 litres of petrol crashed on Friday.

The Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, who confirmed this on Saturday, said the incident occurred at the Ayanyan area along the Ogbomoso/Ilorin Expressway after the tanker, with registration number MAG 20 XB (Borno), reportedly lost control and veered into a nearby pit.

Akinwande also said a distress call was received at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday.

“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,” he said.