At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded, the country’s national emergency agency said.

The death toll from the explosion of a petrol tanker truck in Nigeria that killed people rushing to gather fuel has risen to 86, emergency services said on Sunday. The truck carrying 60,000 litres of ...

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say. The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of ...

At least 70 people have died after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and exploded, authorities said, with some of the people having died because they were trying to collect spilled fuel.

A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria Saturday killing 70 people who had rushed in to take the fuel, whose price has skyrocketed during the economic crisis. “The death ...

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say. The tanker overturned and spilt its contents in the Suleja area ...

A speeding fuel tanker crashed on Saturday morning at Dikko Junction, located between Niger and Kaduna states. While some residents attempted to scoop fuel spilling onto the tarred road from the ...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 18 (Reuters) - At least 70 people were killed and more injured in northern Nigeria on Saturday when a petrol tanker truck overturned, spilling fuel that exploded ...

Another tragedy from the recurring fuel tanker explosions struck yesterday at Dikko Junction, Niger State. Scores of residents, who rushed to the scene to scoop the content were killed while ...

The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Abdulganiyu Jaji, has called on fuel station owners and tanker operators to address the issue of reckless driving by their drivers, particularly ...