Police say fuel tanker driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed after he veered off the road to avoid colliding with a moving truck

A tragic gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria has resulted in the death of more than 140 people, including children, as they were gathering fuel from the overturned truck. Such deadly tanker accidents are unfortunately common in Nigeria due to the lack of a proper railway transport system. 

"Close to 140 people were put in a mass grave apart from people buried in other places," Nura Abdullahi, head of the National Emergency Management Agency in the region, told The Associated Press.

More than 140 people, including children, were killed and dozens were injured in Nigeria after an overturned gasoline tanker truck exploded in flames while they were trying to scoop up fuel pouring from the vehicle, emergency services said Wednesday. The accident occurred at midnight in Jigawa state's Majiya town when…

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has sent his condolence to the people of Jigawa State over the unfortunate tanker explosion that led to the death of over 140 people. Naija News recalls that the Majia community in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State was thrown into chaos on Tuesday over the […]

Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced in many places and there is a lack of an efficient railway system to transport cargo.

People often salvage fuel with cups and buckets, especially at a time when fuel prices have tripled since the government ended costly gas subsidies.