A tanker carrying fuel has exploded in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The explosion occurred on Wednesday evening at the Shagari Village junction along the Ilesa/ Owo Federal Highway.
According to reports, eyewitnesses said six people died in the inferno.
It was also learnt that at least five vehicles were caught in the fire.
The location of the accident is a short distance from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega filling station in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
Eyewitnesses blamed the accident on the impatience of the tanker driver.
One of them said: “The fire incident was caused by an articulated petrol tanker coming from the Lagos road, which lost control. Many people driving from the other side of the junction were all trapped as the petrol tanker immediately went up in flames.
“Although, we don’t know the figure of those involved, but I am very sure that the occupants of a Toyota car that hit the petrol tanker have been burnt to ashes.”