Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- A driver and his motor boy have reportedly lost their lives following a petrol tanker accident at Pasa Village along the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway.

According to reports, the tanker with registration number NSR 966 ZQ, carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), lost control, veered off the road, and overturned, igniting a massive fire.

It was gathered that the incident which happened at about 3:43 pm., on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, was responded to by the men of the Kwara State Fire Service.

In a statement by the spokesperson of the Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, the emergency crews arrived promptly to extinguish the blaze, while also preventing further spread to nearby traffic.

Reacting to the in...