The head of the state emergency management agency, Abdullah Baba-Ara, told reporters that the ill-fated tanker collided with an oncoming truck loaded with cattle on the Bida-Agai-Lapai highway, causing the gasoline tanker to explode. Minna, the state capital, on Sunday.
Baba-Ara said that two other vehicles also caught fire and 48 people died. At least 50 cattle were also killed in the incident, Xinhua news agency reported.
He said search operations were underway to recover bodies of more victims, who were believed to be trapped in the ill-fated vehicles.
Baba-Ara said that two other vehicles also caught fire and 48 people died. At least 50 cattle were also killed in the incident, Xinhua news agency reported.
He said search operations were underway to recover bodies of more victims, who were believed to be trapped in the ill-fated vehicles.
