A fuel-laden tanker burst into flames in Niger state, northcentral Nigeria, on Saturday, January 18, sending shockwaves ...

Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Dikko junction on ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said most of the victims were burnt beyond recognition. The fuel tanker ...

"The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol ...

Niger is a largely Muslim state in Africa's most populous nation. Earlier, Kumar Tsukwam, the Federal Road Safety Corps ...

Mr Kumar Tsukwam, FRSC sector commander for Niger state, said most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol after the truck overturned.

"The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP by telephone. Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline ...

MAIDUGURI: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The ...

"The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP by telephone. Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline ...