About five persons were crushed to death by a fully loaded petrol tanker on Monday in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The accident happened at Celica area on new Ife-Ibadan Road, Egbeda Local Government Area with the victims in a Nissan Micra taxi.
The petrol tanker reportedly lost control and rammed into the taxi, dragging it into a nearby ditch.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Uche Chukwurah, confirmed the incident in an interview.
She confirmed that five persons, comprising three male and two female adults, died in the accident.
She added that the accident involved two vehicles which included a fully loaded petroleum tanker and a Micra taxi car.
According to her, the tanker had a brake failure, lost control and rammed into the Micra car.
“The whole people inside the Micra car were crushed to death and nobody was rescued alive.
“The deceased have been deposited at the Adeoyo Hospital mortuary,” she said.
Chukwurah further said that men of the Fire Service were also at the scene to prevent fire outbrake in the area.
