The death toll from the explosion of a tanker truck in northern Nigeria now stands at “more than 140 dead”, Nigerian emergency services told AFP on Wednesday. The first toll was 94 dead and one Fifty injured after a tanker overturned and then exploded Tuesday evening in Jigawa State.
“More than 140 people have already been buried,” said Nura Abdullahi, a spokesperson for the national relief agency (NEMA), adding that “the toll could rise further.” Tuesday evening, a tanker truck carrying gasoline swerved to avoid colliding with a truck in the town of Majia, located about a hundred kilometers northeast of Kano, the main city in the north. from Nigeria.
After the accident, residents flocked around the vehicle to collect the fuel that had spilled onto the road and shoulders. The police officers who tried to dissuade them were pushed back by the crowd, explained Lawan Shiisu Adam, police spokesperson.
The death toll from a tanker truck explosion in northern Nigeria now stands at “more than 140 dead”, Nigerian emergency services told AFP on Wednesday. The first report showed 94 dead and around fifty injured, after a tanker truck overturned and then exploded Tuesday evening in Jigawa state. “More than 140 people have already been buried,” a. ..
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