By Sodiq Lawal
A fuel laden tanker heading towards Ilesa in
Osun State suddenly fell on the Oke-Ayepe
end of the Osogbo/Ilesa expressway in Osogbo on Monday morning.
The 33,000 litres laden tanker was said to have disembarked from the bad portion of
the road as a result of its deplorable state.
An eyewitness told Our reporter, Mr Sodiq Lawal that the driver lost control when he tried to pave way
for an oncoming vehicle coming from the Owode end of the expressway.
According to him, after the vehicle managed to pass, the tanker driver heading towards
the Ilesa end stumbled on the bad portion which led to the accident.
Another eyewitness, Mr Joshua Odeniyi told the reporter that the accident occurred due to the
recklessness of the driver who was admiring a woman at the other end of the road.
He said “The driver caused the accident, he was admiring another person’s wife from
the vehicle.
"The woman told him to focus
on the wheels which he refused and that
was why he lost control of the steering.”
Residents of the area immediately trooped to the scene to scoop fuel from the 33,000 liters of premium motor spirit otherwise
known as Petrol.
Defying advice from the security agencies, the residents were seen carrying kegs, jerry cans as well as buckets to get free petrol.
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