A truck carrying individuals and cattle collided head-on with a gasoline tanker within the Agai area of north-central Niger state.
A gasoline tanker in Nigeria collided with one other truck, triggering an explosion that killed at the least 48 individuals, based on Nigeria’s emergency company.
Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director of Niger’s Nationwide Emergency Administration Company, stated on Sunday that the tanker truck was additionally carrying cattle within the Agaye area of north-central Niger state, and at the least 50 of them have been burned alive.
He stated search and rescue operations on the accident web site have been underway.
Baba-Arab initially stated 30 our bodies had been discovered. However he stated in a later assertion that 18 different victims’ our bodies have been burned to loss of life within the collision. He stated the deceased had been buried en masse.
It was initially unclear what number of different individuals have been injured.
Niger State Governor Mohamed Bago stated residents in affected areas ought to stay calm and requested street customers to “stay cautious always, abide by street site visitors rules and make sure the security of life and property.”
Lethal truck accidents are widespread on most of Nigeria’s principal roads, Africa’s most populous nation with greater than 220 million residents, as a result of lack of an efficient rail system to move items.
Specialists say the primary causes for this are reckless driving, poor street situations and poor car upkeep.
Based on the Federal Street Security Corps of Nigeria, in 2020 alone, there have been 1,531 tanker accidents, leading to 535 deaths and 1,142 accidents.
The Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company (NNPC) final week elevated gasoline costs by at the least 39%, its second main improve in additional than a 12 months. However shortages proceed, forcing motorists to queue for hours within the nation’s main cities.
