Massive explosion kills at least 48 people as fuel tanker and transport truck collide in Nigeria
At least 48 people have been killed in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency says.
The State Emergency Management Agency in Niger state said the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travellers and cattle.
Several other vehicles were also caught up in the accident, it said.
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Nigeria’s state-owned firm NNPC Ltd last week hiked the price of petrol by at least 39 per cent, the second major increase in more than a year but shortages have continued, forcing motorists to queue for hours in the country’s major cities and towns.
