The tragedy was averted on Tuesday morning, July 13, when a tanker crushed six cars in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
It was gathered that the incident happened at Challenge Roundabout around 7 am after the driver lost control of the vehicle.
Eyewitnesses say the crushed cars were waiting at the traffic light when the accident happened.
Fortunately, no life was lost as a result of the accident.
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