Men of the Oyo State Fire Service have recovered no fewer than five bodies following an accident involving a tanker and other vehicles in Ibadan.
The agency also rescued at least 10 people from the scene of the accident.
Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Hon. Maroof Akinwande, made these disclosures in a statement made available on Saturday.
DAILY POST gathered that the accident occurred in the Ajao area, along the Iwo Road–Ojoo Expressway in Ibadan, on Saturday.
It was learnt that a tanker carrying a quantity of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) lost control and somersaulted.
The tanker subsequently collided with a taxi conveying passengers and other vehicles.
The agency recovered no fewer than five bodies from the scene, while 10 people were rescued alive.
Confirming the incident, Akinwande explained that his men recovered five bodies and rescued 10 people.
He attributed the accident to brake failure.
He said: “Upon arrival, we discovered that the accident involved a tanker with registration number B14R316XB (Abuja), loaded with 45,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).
"The tanker lost control while in motion, somersaulted and crashed into a Nissan Micra with registration number AGG669XK (Oyo). It also collided with three other vehicles whose registration numbers were unknown.
“Five persons were recovered and handed over to a team of police officers from Kajorepo Divisional Police Headquarters, while 10 persons were rescued alive from the accident.
“The incident was as a result of brake failure of the tanker.”
Oyo fire agency recovers five bodies, rescues 10 as tanker somersaults in Ibadan