October 16, 2024
Many persons reportedly died with more than 50 hospitalised when villagers were scooping petrol from a tanker that crashed in Majiya village of Taura local government area of Jigawa State.
The incident occurred at about 12:30 am on Wednesday when the tanker was said to have fallen, making villagers to scoop fuel before the explosion.
Confirming the accident, the Jigawa Police spokesman DSP Lawal Shiisu Adams, in a statement said: “Today Wednesday a petrol tanker from Port Harcourt going to Nguru in Yobe state reached Majiya village of Taura local government area at around 12:30am the driver lost control at Majiya and falls down.
“The content in the tanker flooded gutters and drainages in village. The villagers started fetching the fuel before the petrol went up in flame.
“As a result 95 people confirmed died and 50 have been hospitalised recieving treatment”.
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