48 individuals have been given mass burial after a petroleum tanker explosion in Agaie Native Authorities Space of Niger State.
The incident occurred within the early morning of Sunday when the petrol tanker had a head-on collision with a trailer truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano state.
The Director Common of the Niger State Emergency Administration Company, Abdullahi Baba-Arab who gave the replace on Sunday, additionally confirmed that 48 individuals whose our bodies have been burnt past recognition had been given mass burial within the native authorities.
In accordance with him, following additional search and rescue operations 18 extra our bodies have been recovered from the 30 our bodies earlier reported.
“Following additional search and rescue operations, my company found 18 extra our bodies which have been additionally burnt to loss of life and all of the useless have been given mass burial,” he mentioned.
Baba-Arab made the accident recognized on Sunday in an announcement by which he mentioned the incident occurred on Sunday at about 12.30 am alongside Lapai-Agaie, 2km from Dendo Group in Agaie LG.
He additionally disclosed that over 50 cattle have been additionally burnt alive and two different autos, a crane truck and a pickup van have been caught within the inferno.
The NSEMA statements learn, “NSEMA has acquired a report of a lethal tanker explosion that occurred on Sunday, the eighth of September, 2024, at about 12.30 am alongside Lapai-Agaie, 2km from Dendo Group in Agaie LGA.
“The incident occurred when a petroleum tanker loaded with PMS collided with a trailer truck loaded with travellers and cattle from Wudil in Kano State heading to Lagos, two different autos, a crane truck and a pickup van have been additionally caught within the incident.
“Over 30 individuals are already confirmed useless, with over 50 cattle burnt alive. NSEMA’s Fast Reply Crew (RRT), together with LGEMCs, continues to be on the scene of the incident conducting search and rescue operations as extra corpses are nonetheless trapped contained in the vehicles.”