Officials say the number of people killed after a tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded in southern Haiti over the weekend has risen to 26

Police say a tanker truck leaked fuel on the outer loop of New Circle Road near Old Frankfort Pike. According to Lexwrecks, the outer loop is back open at Old Frankfort Pike. At this time, only the right lane remains blocked at the scene of the fuel spill.

The explosion in Miragoane, Haiti, also injured about 40 people, with some suffering burns over most of their bodies, officials said.

The injured are transported to hospital after explosion near Miragoane in Haiti’s southern Nippes region, officials say.

A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.

The traffic accident was the latest disaster to highlight how roads across many African countries are some of the world’s deadliest.

A fuel truck explosion in southern Haiti on Saturday killed 24 people and left 40 others injured, half of whom suffered third-degree burns, officials said.

The death toll has risen to at least 24 after a fuel tanker explosion in Haiti, local authorities reported Sunday. Dozens more people were injured.