By Aderemi Bamgbose
Fear gripped residents of Ore in Ondo State on Tuesday as a kerosene-laden tanker exploded on the Ore-Benin Expressway, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the tanker driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a stationary vehicle on the highway.
The eyewitness added that the driver of the tanker was burnt to death in the inferno that followed the explosion.
He said miscreants descended on the office of a paramilitary agency in the area blaming its officials as contributing to accidents in the area.
FRSC Unit Commander in Ore, Mr Sikiru Alonge, confirmed the accident when he spoke with the NAN.
Meanwhile, NAN recalls that 11 passengers were burnt to death on the same axis in a collision between a tipper and a Marcopollo bus which later ignited in fire (NAN)