Jigawa: Petrol tanker crashes, spills gasoline

A petroleum tanker has crashed and spilled its contents in Kiyawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa state after the driving force reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel, triggering panic amongst residents.

The incident has renewed considerations over the recurring accidents involving articulated tankers throughout the nation, with latest crashes in a number of states leading to deaths, critical accidents, fires, gasoline spills and destruction of property, blueprint stories.

Although particulars of Sunday’s incident in Kiyawa have been nonetheless rising, the reported spillage raised fears of a potential hearth outbreak, significantly if residents approached the scene with bare flames or different sources of ignition.

Recent tanker explosions, crashes throughout states

The Jigawa incident comes barely a month after a sequence of tanker-related accidents in numerous components of the nation, together with Edo, Oyo, Delta and Lagos states.

In Edo state, a petroleum tanker fell and exploded at Oluku Market, alongside the Benin-Lagos Road, in Ovia North-East Local Government Area on October 15, leaving a number of individuals with burn accidents and destroying outlets and automobiles.

The incident occurred after residents reportedly gathered across the fallen tanker to scoop spilled petrol. The hearth unfold to close by outlets and automobiles, inflicting in depth harm.

The Edo state Police Command confirmed that eight individuals sustained various levels of burns and have been taken to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital for therapy. The incident additionally prompted renewed warnings towards scooping petroleum merchandise from fallen tankers.

Three days later, one other petrol tanker explosion was reported alongside the Old Lagos-Asaba Road in Agbor, Delta State, following a collision shortly earlier than Okoh Junction.

The explosion triggered a hearth that engulfed close by automobiles and destroyed properties price tens of millions of naira. The extent of the harm and casualty figures had but to be formally established when the incident was reported.

Five killed in Oyo tanker crash

In Oyo state, a tanker conveying about 45,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, generally often known as diesel, reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed into 4 automobiles alongside the Ojoo-Iwo Road Expressway in Ibadan on October 17.

The tanker reportedly misplaced management, somersaulted and rammed right into a Nissan Micra earlier than colliding with three different automobiles across the Ajao space of the expressway.

Five our bodies have been recovered from the scene, whereas 10 individuals have been rescued through the emergency operation.

Personnel of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority and the Federal Road Safety Corps participated within the rescue operation.

The Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, Adebayo Akinwande, subsequently urged motorists to take care of their automobiles recurrently and adjust to site visitors rules to cut back street accidents.

Diesel tanker plunges from Lagos bridge

Lagos state additionally recorded a critical tanker accident in October, 2026 when a diesel-laden tanker plunged from Otedola Bridge and burst into flames beneath the bridge.

The incident left two individuals with extreme burn accidents. The victims have been rescued by operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and different emergency responders earlier than being evacuated to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre at Toll-Gate.

The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service deployed personnel to comprise the inferno and stop it from spreading to surrounding infrastructure.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency and police personnel from the Alausa Division additionally participated within the emergency response.

In one other incident on September 17, a forty five,000-litre petrol tanker overturned at Isimi Lagos, inward Itokin, in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, spilling gasoline onto the roadway.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency mentioned the tanker overturned whereas trying to manoeuvre previous a stationary Ford pickup van loaded with animal feed. One of the tanker’s rear tyres reportedly slipped right into a pit, inflicting it to overturn onto the pickup.

No demise or harm was recorded, as emergency responders secured the realm, deployed fire-safety measures and transferred the remaining petrol into one other tanker earlier than eradicating the automobiles.

Anambra tanker crash narrowly avoids explosion

Anambra state additionally recorded a doubtlessly harmful incident on October 28 when a forty five,000-litre tanker conveying Automotive Gas Oil overturned alongside the Awka Expressway, reverse the FRSC workplace.

The Anambra State Fire Service mentioned preliminary findings advised that an air leak within the braking system may need brought on brake failure, resulting in the accident.

Although the tanker’s cab sustained substantial structural harm and a Toyota Sienna was additionally concerned, no casualty was recorded.

The State Fire Chief, Chiketa Chukwudi, mentioned firefighters carried out hazard-mitigation operations and supervised the switch of the diesel into one other tanker, stopping a potential hearth outbreak.

Earlier, on August 23, a completely loaded petrol tanker fell by the roadside alongside the Onitsha-Owerri Road close to the Army Checkpoint in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

The incident, reportedly attributable to a steering-system failure, obstructed site visitors and raised fears of an explosion. The Anambra State Fire Service mobilised personnel to the scene and prevented a hearth outbreak. No casualty was recorded.

Fuel spillage raises public security considerations

Beyond accidents involving petroleum merchandise, one other tanker incident in Lagos on October 14 illustrated the dangers related to spilled cargo and public publicity to contaminated substances.

A tanker carrying 33,000 litres of groundnut oil overturned close to Abiola Garden, round Ojota Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, spilling its contents onto the street and inflicting site visitors disruption.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority attributed the accident to suspected brake failure and warned residents, merchants and meals distributors towards consuming or promoting the recovered oil, citing the opportunity of contamination from street pollution and drainage channels.

No casualty was reported within the incident.

The recurrence of tanker accidents has continued to attract consideration to the protection of industrial quality automobiles transporting petroleum merchandise and different cargoes throughout Nigerian highways.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers had, following the October explosions in Edo and Delta, known as for pressing rehabilitation of deteriorating roads, warning that poor street circumstances posed critical dangers to motorists and tanker operators.

The union additionally expressed concern over the repeated lack of lives related to tanker accidents and the damaging follow of scooping spilled gasoline.

The Kiyawa crash provides to the rising listing of incidents and underscores the necessity for vigilance by tanker operators, stricter enforcement of street security rules, common mechanical inspections and improved emergency response.

Residents have been suggested to keep away from the scene of the Jigawa accident and keep away from trying to gather spilled petrol, as even a small spark might set off a devastating hearth.