{
  "id": 1248913,
  "title": "Fire agency recovers two bodies as tanker summersaults in Ibadan [PHOTO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/fire-agency-recovers-two-bodies-as-tanker-summersaults-in-ibadan-photo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:34:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/16/fire-agency-recovers-two-bodies-as-tanker-summersaults-in-ibadan-photo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered two bodies following a tanker accident in Ibadan on Saturday. The incident occurred on the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway in the Sat Guru Mahraji area. The tanker, with a registration number BDJ 27IXG, was carrying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and swerved off the road, crashing into a ditch. Two men were trapped inside the tanker and tragically lost their lives. The Oyo Fire Service recovered their remains and handed them over to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for further investigation. Oyo State Fire Service Chairman Maroof Akinwande stated that preliminary reports suggested brake failure may have caused the accident.",
  "summary": "Personnel of the Oyo State Fire Service have recovered two bodies after a road accident involving a petroleum products tanker in Ibadan. The incident occured on Saturday in the Sat Guru Mahraji area along the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway. It was learnt that the petroleum tanker with registration number BDJ 27IXG, loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, […] Fire agency recovers two bodies as…",
  "key_points": [
    "Oyo State Fire Service recovers two bodies after tanker crash.",
    "Accident occurred on Ibadan/Lagos Expressway in Sat Guru Mahraji area.",
    "Brake failure suspected as cause of the fatal incident."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}