Nigeria fuel truck explosion

70 Killed In Nigeria As Petrol Tanker Explodes

January 18, 2025 admin

Lagos: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP…

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48 killed as fuel tanker collides with truck in Nigeria

September 8, 2024 admin

Representational image. | Photo Credit: PTI A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday (September 8, 2024) causing an explosion that killed at leas 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state, causing at least 50…

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