2. Methodology
The methodology section provides a description of the system of investigation so that
researchers could visualise what was done to analyse the study site. The sampling
procedure involves the data utilised. In the execution of this study, primary data were
collected through survey of fuel trucks’ drivers and manufacturing firms; while
secondary data were sourced from the Nigeria Police, Oyo State Command, Eleyele,
Ibadan and the Oyo State Fire Services. Questionnaires were administered in many
local government areas of Oyo state to determine the important characteristics of fuel
truck drivers, and their relationship to accidents and explosion. The selected
respondents are mainly drivers, police officers responsible for traffic, and officers of
various agencies whose jobs are related to monitoring vehicles on the highway and
thereby preventing accidents. The Oyo State, where the study was carried out is in the
south-western part of Nigeria and is inhabited by the Yoruba ethnic group.