Confirming the incident to journalists in Abeokuta, TRACE said 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
A witness said the driver was speeding and in the process, lost control and ran into the low-bed truck parked by the roadside.
The driver of the SUV is in police custody.
The tanker, due to an axle problem, overturned around 4:45 a.m. while making its way inbound Rounder from Oju-Irin, Lafenwa, spilling its content on the road.
A traffic management official said the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking by a Toyota Camry car.
The accident was caused by brake failure in the truck and loss of control by the driver.
Three people have been injured in a gas explosion that occurred in the Ijebu-Ode area of Ogun.
The TRACE spokesman said the accident was caused by brake failure.
“The driver suddenly lost control of the vehicle and ran into the bush.”
Some students trooped out in their numbers and set the Dangote truck on fire.
