Eight persons have been burnt to death while scooping fuel after a petrol-laden tanker fell and spilled its content along the Ore-Benin Expressway on Sunday evening.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, Ezekiel Son-Allah, confirmed this in a statement on Monday.
He said the white fuel tanker with no registration number lost control in motion due to overspending.
Son-Allah noted that following the development some residents of the close by village stormed the scene and started scooping fuel spilled from the fallen tanker.
According to him, unfortunately, the tanker exploded, burning eight persons who were scooping fuel to death.
The FRSC boss noted that the tanker and motor boy managed to escape from the scene unhurt.
He said the FRSC rescue team has deposited the remains of the dead victims have been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital in Ore.
