Tragedy struck at Molete area of Ibadan on Sunday when a tanker loaded with gas lost control and overran traders at Bode Market.
It was gathered that the tanker crushed 10 persons to death and injured several others.
The truck, which was said to be heading towards Molete area, suffered break failure and lost control at around Idi Arere.
The driver was said to have tried in vain to bring the vehicle to a halt but it swerved into the market where it ran over some traders.
A resident of the area told our correspondent that security agents and fire fighters had arrived at the scene.
But the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Adewale Osifeso, could not be reached for comment on the accident.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in the state, Uche Chukwurah, could also not be reached as at the time of filing this report.
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