JIGAWA STATE, Nigeria: A gas tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driving force misplaced management of the car, spilling petrol which exploded and killed not less than 147 folks, police and state emergency providers stated on Wednesday (Oct 16).
The accident is among the worst in latest occasions in Africa’s most populous nation, battling widespread safety threats and a value of dwelling disaster.
Haruna Mairiga, head of Jigawa State Emergency Providers, put the demise toll from the accident at 147.
Native police spokesperson Lawan Shiisu Adam stated the tanker was travelling from the traditional metropolis of Kano to Yobe State within the north, when the driving force misplaced management close to Majia city in Taura native authorities space, about 530 kilometers north of the capital Abuja, inflicting it to overturn and spill gas.