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48 Persons Perish in Niger Tanker Accident

48 Persons Perish in Niger Tanker Accident

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By Yakubu Salisu, Kano

No fewer than 48 Persons including 50 cows were burnt to death on Sunday in an unfortunate petrol tanker explosion on Sunday.

The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a head-on collision with a truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano State.

Information gathered by Blazon News Nigeria confirms the victims were given a mass burial in the Agaie Local Government Area of the State after the disturbing incident.

The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arab, who gave the update, also confirmed that the 48 persons were burnt beyond recognition necessitating the mass burial in the local government.

According to him, following further search and rescue operations, 18 more bodies were recovered from the 30 bodies earlier reported.

 


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