Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#6TNJG)
Those who died had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis
A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis.
The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, said.
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