Just days after a similar incident at Oluku, Edo State, a petrol tanker, on Sunday, suffered brake failure, collided with another tanker and burst into flames in Agbor, headquarters of Ika local government area of Delta State.
The incident, which occured along the Old Lagos-Asaba Road, close to Festy Pharmacy, opposite Orogodo Primary School, Agbor, destroying properties worth millions of naira.
According to the report, the collision resulted in a fire outbreak, which engulfed the fuel-laden tanker and spread to nearby properties, including vehicles parked along the roadside.
The incident is said to have caused extensive damage, leaving residents, motorists, and business owners in the area in shock and panic.
As of the time of filing this report, the number of casualties, if any, and the full extent of the destruction had yet to be ascertained.
