One person was reportedly injured on Wednesday night after a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol fell and caught fire at the Ataoja Estate axis of the Ring Road popularly known as Ona-Baba-Ona in Osogbo, capital of Osun State.
The injured victim was said to be the driver of the tanker.
It was also learned that a vehicle that was parked beside the road caught fire after the tanker exploded.
The tanker, which was believed to be heading from Ibadan, Oyo State to Osogbo, got burnt completely even as firefighters made efforts to prevent it from escalating to nearby buildings
Some of the residents of the area were thrown into panic as the fire became intense.
The Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Fire Service, Adekunle Ibrahim, confirmed the incident and said that the injured driver, whose name was unknown, had been taken to a hospital.
According to him the reason for the fall of the tanker could not be ascertained and the driver was severely injured that he could not speak to them.
He said firefighters promptly responded to the fire outbreak and that it has been quenched.
One of the eyewitnesses who simply identified himself as Adekunle hinted that the driver was trying to avoid potholes on the road before he lost control and the vehicle fell.
He said he joined other eyewitnesses in rescuing the driver of the tanker and his boy during the inferno.
However, the residents of the area have urged the state government to fill the potholes to avoid future occurrences of accidents in the area.
