At lot of people have been killed in a petrol tanker explosion. The incident occurred along Lapai-Agaie Road in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was learnt that more than 30 people and 50 cows were burnt alive during the tanker explosion. It occurred around 12:30 am on Sunday.
The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arab, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday.
Cause Of Tanker Explosion
According to him, the petrol tanker collided head-on with a trailer truck. The truck was carrying travellers and cattle from Wudil, Kano State en-route to Lagos.
He added that two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van, were also involved in the incident.
The statement partly reads: “NSEMA has received a report of a deadly tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday, 8th September 2024, at about 12:30 am along Lapai-Agaie road, 2km from Dendo Community in Agaie LGA.
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“The incident happened when a petrol tanker loaded with PMS collided with a trailer truck carrying travellers and cattle from Wudil, Kano State, heading to Lagos.
“Two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van, were also involved in the incident.
“Over 30 people have already been confirmed dead, with more than 50 cattle burnt alive”.
“NSEMA’s Rapid Response Team (RRT), in conjunction with LGEMCs, is still at the scene conducting search and rescue operations, as more bodies remain trapped inside the vehicles,” the statement adds.
