More than 140 people die in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion
by Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan from World news | The Guardian on (#6RGV9)
People were collecting fuel from tanker that had crashed when it blew up, according to local police
More than 140 people have died in an explosion while rushing to scoop up fuel from a crashed tanker in north-west Nigeria, in one of the country's worst such incidents in recent times.
Local authorities said the vehicle crashed late on Tuesday night after the driver lost control on the Kano-Hadejia expressway near the town of Majiya in Jigawa state. It then exploded while onlookers were scooping spilt fuel with cups and buckets.
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