Petrol Truck Explosion Kills 3, Razes 19 Vehicles In Niger
Three people were feared dead and eight others seriously injured in a tanker explosion that took place in Suleja, Niger state late on Friday night.The incident occurred at the Dikko junction along the Abuja -Suleja – Kaduna expressway.
The eyewitness said the driver was trying to negotiate the bend into the highway when he lost control resulting in the tanker laddened with fuel overturning and spilling its content on the road. People ran helter skelter for their lives with some of them sustaining injuries as a result of the stampede.The Niger State Emergency Management Agency however confirmed the death of only one person saying the number of the injured could not be ascertained.
” We received a report from our Suleja Desk Officer that there was a tanker explosion and many people were affected.
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