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Nigeria: Oil Tanker Explodes, 9 Dead, 54 Cars Burned

Nigeria: Oil Tanker Explodes, 9 Dead, 54 Cars Burned
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An oil tanker exploded during rush hour on a busy expressway in Nigeria, setting cars on fire, killing at least nine people and injuring at least five others, officials said.

Nigeria: Oil Tanker Explodes, 9 Dead, 54 Cars Burned

More than 54 vehicles were destroyed by a fire trapping drivers on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, according to Federal Road Safety Corps.

"The accident occurred when the fuel tanker experienced brake failure," spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Bisi Kazeem, said.

The fuel tanker, five buses, two trucks, one tricycle, and about 45 cars were burnt in the flames, Kazeem noted.

"The registration numbers of the affected vehicles could not be ascertained, as all the vehicles were burnt," Kazeem said.

The Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, FRSC and Lagos State Fire Service promptly arrived at the scene and started the rescue operation.

Last October, 20 cars and four motorcycles were burned when petroleum was spilled on a busy road by a tanker.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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