Diesel tanker overturns and crushes SUV in Ibadan
A diesel tanker carrying 33,000 litres overturned on the Akala Expressway in Ibadan, Oyo State, crushing a black Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV owned by a female driver. A video of the aftermath showed the distraught woman making a phone call and demanding the tanker driver replace her vehicle. Despite the large fuel spill, there was no fire outbreak and no casualties, according to eyewitnesses. The incident drew attention on social media.
What happened
- A fully loaded diesel tanker overturned and spilled fuel on the Akala Expressway in Ibadan.
- The tanker crushed a parked black Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV belonging to a female motorist.
- The woman was seen in a video, visibly distressed and making a phone call believed to be to her husband.
- Eyewitnesses reported no fire outbreak and no casualties despite the scale of the spill.
- The incident was widely shared on X (formerly Twitter).
