A fuel tanker has collided head on with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency has said, Report informs referring to The Guardian.
The tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state, at least 50 of which were burned alive, Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said. He added that search and rescue operations were underway at the scene of the accident.
Baba-Arab said initially that 30 bodies were found, but in a later statement said an additional 18 bodies of victims who were burned to death in the collision were found. He said the dead had been given a mass burial.
Mohammed Bago, the governor of Niger state, said residents of the affected area should remain calm and asked road users to “always be cautious and abide by road traffic regulations to safeguard lives and property”.
In the absence of an efficient railway system to transport cargo, fatal truck accidents are common along most of the major roads in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country.
In 2020 alone, there were 1,531 gasoline tanker crashes, resulting in 535 fatalities and 1,142 injuries, according to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps.
At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck
Latest news
Anastasiya Lavrina shares experience filming in minefield in Karabakh
29 November, 2024 / 17:31
SAT-SAS-2024 exercise ends
29 November, 2024 / 17:24
MP calls for special tax approach in Azerbaijan’s liberated lands
29 November, 2024 / 17:09
Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy increased by 2.4% in January-September
29 November, 2024 / 17:04
Iran could end ban on possessing nuclear weapons if sanctions reimposed
29 November, 2024 / 16:54
AIFC governor: Azerbaijan may become regional leader in green finance - INTERVIEW
29 November, 2024 / 16:53
COP29 played important role in informing Azerbaijani people about planet's future - OPINION
29 November, 2024 / 16:28
Azerbaijan approves list of critical information infrastructure facilities
29 November, 2024 / 16:24
Türkiye, UK sign Energy and Climate Dialogue
29 November, 2024 / 16:23
Azerbaijani MP: Current economic trends are positive
29 November, 2024 / 16:10
Production in Azerbaijan's ICT sector up by over 12%
29 November, 2024 / 16:10
Russian ambassador does not rule out closure of other consulates in Poland
29 November, 2024 / 16:00
Official: Azerbaijan among countries with world's highest gasification level
29 November, 2024 / 15:44
Expert says impossible to break Georgia with protests and coup attempts
29 November, 2024 / 15:42
Europe no longer the "center of the world," says Josep Borrell
29 November, 2024 / 15:34