A fuel tanker collided with a truck in Nigeria causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people

By Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press

Posted Sep 8, 2024 03:47:59 PM.

Last Updated Sep 8, 2024 04:01:41 PM.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at leas 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.

Dyepkazah Shibayan, The Associated Press

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