The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has attributed 30 percent of road accidents to tankers while 40 percent of deaths are caused by same.
Corps Marshall, Osita Chidoka made the disclosure while meeting with top officials of the Total group on the challenges posed by oil tankers to lives and property.
Mr Chidoka urged oil companies to take responsibility for their tankers.
He said FRSC is working to reverse this trend where the trucking industry has become a deadly menace on Nigerian roads.