In the early hours of Monday, a tanker carrying around 40,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), generally known as petrol, overturned near the Galilee area in Orile Igbon on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Express Road.
Mr Yemi Akinyinka, General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Service, confirmed the development in a statement released to DAILY POST.
“Today, Monday 31st March 2025, at exactly 6:36 am, the Ogbomoso Fire Station was called by DTO, Orile Igbon, through GSM.
“On arrival, we met a DAF trailer tanker, Reg No SUL 698 XP Niger, loaded with 40,000 litres of PMS, which had swerved off the road and overturned into a nearby ditch, its contents gushing out.
“Instantly, we blanketed the area with foam compound to neutralise the flammability of the spilled contents and prevent ignition from naked flames. We remain on standby.
“The Nigeria Police, Orile Igbon Division, are also on the ground to provide adequate security cover,” he said.
It happened a few days after another PMS-carrying tanker overturned in the state.
