SATURDAY- 20th November, 2021: A  car owner who lost his vehicle to the tanker fire in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday night has narrated how he escaped being burnt to death by the petrol-laden tanker which caught fire at the NTA Road, Ibadan at around 8pm.
The driver, who identified himself as Tolani Kolade, said he saw that the tanker driver was in distress and was driving backwards while ascending the hilly road.

He said, “I am a Bolt driver and my car was completely burnt. The truck was ascending the hill and I was at the back some few metres away. When I saw that the tanker was coming backwards, I abandoned my car and ran out to save my life. Luckily I escaped but my car was destroyed by fire. But I thank God.”
Recall that CEOAFRICA had broken the news immediately it happened on Thursday night 
CEOAFRICA correspondent who was live when it occurred reports that the driver of the vehicle suddenly lost control of the break of the vehicle as he approached the traffic light junction in front of NTA ibadan, thereby causing him to jump out of the vehicle.
The vehicle started rolling backwards hit the fence and exploded.
Two other vehicles were burnt beyond repairs.
 Fire fighters were commended for their prompt response to put out the fire.
Men of the Oyo State Fire Services led by the Director of Operations, Ismail Adeleke, who continued their work at the scene on Friday, splashed water into the tanker to drain fuel remaining in the tanker.
Governor Seyi Makinde visited the scene on Friday and told newsmen that everything was under control and the appropriate bodies are working to bring everything back to normalcy. The scene of the fire incident is about 150 meters away from the entrance of the Oyo State Government House where the governor lives.