By Our correspondent
A tanker conveying thirty three thousand litres of petrol in the early hour of the cross over night was involved in an accident around the NNPC area of Iwo road/Ojoo expressway.
The tanker which skid off the road into a valley around the area had it content spilled on highway.
Reports says, that youths in the area took advantage of the accident to scoop fuel from the scene of the accident.
In an interview, the operational commander, Federal fire service, oyo state command, Mr Adeoye Olayiwola said the cause of the accident is yet ascertained
Mr Olayiwola explained that possible explosion had been prevented at the scene through the application of fire extinguishing chemicals on the tanker
Mr Olayiwola said youths who were scooping fuel were laid off through the assistance of men of Nigeria police, NSCDC, and operation burst.
Newsline NG however gathered that, the security personnel at the scene created road diversion at Amuda bus stop to prevent possible disaster.
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