A gasoline tanker explosion in Suleja, Niger state, Nigeria, has tragically claimed the lives of at least 70 people. The accident occurred as individuals attempted to siphon fuel from the tanker using a generator, sparking a devastating blast. This incident highlights the ongoing issue of road safety in Nigeria, where a lack of efficient railway infrastructure contributes to frequent and fatal truck accidents.
At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from one tanker into another truck using a generator.
The fuel transfer sparked the explosion, resulting in the deaths of those transferring the gasoline and bystanders, Hussaini Isah, of the National Emergency Management Agency, told the Associated Press. With the absence of an efficient railway system to transport cargo, fatal truck accidents are common along most of the major roads in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country. There were 1,531 gasoline tanker crashes in 2020 resulting in 535 fatalities and 1,142 injuries, according to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps
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