48 killed, 50 cows burnt as petrol tanker explodes in Niger state
Forty-Eight people were killed and 50 cows burnt on Sunday as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- road in Niger state, while as at the time of filing this report emergency workers are conducting rescue operations at the scene.
Penpushing reports that Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Abdullah- Baba-Arah, made this known in a statement in Minna, explaining that the agency received report of a deadly petrol tanker explosion that occurred at about 12:30 am along Bida-Agaie-Lapai highway.
The agency boss explained that the scene of the disaster is two kilometres away from Dendo community in Agaie Local Government Area of the state, stressing that the incident occurred when a petrol tanker loaded with petrol (PMS) collided with a trailer truck loaded with travelers and cattle from Wudil in Kano State en route Lagos.
Penpushing further reports that Baba-Arah said two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van were also involved in the multiple incidents, while he confirmed that over 48 people died, with over 50 cows burnt alive.
The Director-General stated that the agency’s ‘Rapid Respond Team (RRT) and other ‘Local Emergency Management Committees (LGEMCs)’ were still at the scene of the incident adding that his agency was still conducting search and rescue operations at the scene of the petrol tanker accident as more corpses were still trapped inside the ill-fated trucks.
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