Two more victims of the tanker fire incident in Ibadan, including an eight-year-old girl, died yesterday, bringing the casualty figure to 19.
The deaths were recorded at the University College Hospital (UCH) yesterday morning.
The latest deaths bring to four the number of victims rushed to the hospital on Saturday.
A loaded petrol tanker fell under Molete Bridge at the weekend, sparking off a fire. Eleven of the victims rescued from the inferno were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
The hospital’s head of Information Unit, Ayodeji Bobade, said the remaining seven victims were being given the best services available.
“We have seven patients left. We are managing them with the best we have even though the degree of burn sustained is high.”
Governor Abiola Ajimobi urged residents to avoid street trading and indiscriminate parking on the roads.
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