Fear gripped residents of Ore in Ondo State on Tuesday as a kerosene-laden tanker exploded on the Ore-Benin Expressway in Odigbo local government area of the state.
An eyewitness said 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.
The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in Ore, Mr Sikiru Alonge, confirmed the accident.
Source: NAN