48 people confirmed dead in Nigerian fuel tanker collision

Niger Explosion: Tinubu condoles with families of victims

President Bola Tinubu on Monday condoled with the government and people of Niger State over the petrol tanker explosion which claimed the lives of 48 people and livestock. According to the Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), many people were injured in the accident, which also involved a truck loaded with cattle and passengers. Tinubu commiserated with the families of the dead and injured victims in…

‘Colossal’ loss felt in Nigeria after fuel tanker explosion kills at least 59

The incident occurred after the tanker collided with a truck carrying passengers and cattle, resulting in a devastating fire.

Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 52 people

A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria's Niger State killing at least 52 people, a rescue agency has said.

More than 50 killed as fuel tanker collides with lorry in Nigeria

At least 52 people have been killed after a fuel tanker collided head on with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle in central Nigeria.

Dozens of people and cattle killed as fuel tanker collides with another truck in Nigeria

Authorities say an explosion killed at least 52 people and as many cattle when two trucks collided in the north of Nigeria

Nigeria: 48 killed after fuel tanker truck exploded following collision with another vehicle

Abuja (Nigeria): A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 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 and at least 50 of them were burned alive, Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said. Search and rescue operations were under…