No fewer than thirty people have reportedly died in a fuel tanker explosion after colliding with another truck along Agaie-Bida road in Niger State.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah confirmed the development on Sunday.
According to reports, the tanker loaded with petrol exploded spreading to two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van traveling on the road.
Baba-Arah disclosed thhat 30 bodies have been recovered while efforts are ongoing to recover more bodies trapped inside the trucks.
The statements reads, “NSEMA has received a report of a deadly tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday, the 8th of September, 2024, at about 12.30 am along Lapai-Agaie, 2km from Dendo Community in Agaie LGA.
“The incident occurred when a petrol tanker loaded with PMS collided with a trailer truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano State heading to Lagos, two other vehicles, a crane truck and a pickup van were also caught in the incident.
“Over 30 people are already confirmed dead, with over 50 cattle burnt alive. NSEMA’s Rapid Respond Team (RRT), in conjunction with LGEMCs, is still on scene of the incidence conducting search and rescue operations as more corpses are still trapped inside the trucks.”