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At least 48 killed as fuel tanker hits truck, causing explosion in Nigeria (www.aljazeera.com)

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A fuel tanker has collided with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, according to the country’s emergency response agency.

The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned alive.

With the absence of an efficient railway system to transport cargo, fatal truck accidents are common along most of the major roads in Nigeria – Africa’s most populous country, with more than 220 million residents.

According to experts, the main causes are reckless driving, poor road conditions and poorly maintained vehicles.

In 2020 alone, there were 1,531 petrol tanker crashes resulting in 535 fatalities and 1,142 injuries, according to Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There is state in Nigeria called Niger, in case anyone else was wondering wtf that map is 🙂.

[–] KellysNokia 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's so confusing! Like, imagine if there was a country named Georgia 😂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thank God we don't need to worry about that!