Fuel tanker blast kills 18 in southern Nigeria

Several killed in Nigeria fuel tank explosion 1 week after 98 died
The explosion occurred barely a week after 98 people died in a tanker explosion in northern Niger State. Anadolu reported that Nigeria has experienced 172 oil tanker accidents and 1,896 deaths since 2009. 2024 saw the highest death toll, with 266 fatalities.
Fuel tanker blast kills 18 in Nigeria's south east
A fuel tanker truck explosion killed 18 people in Nigeria's southeastern Enugu state on Saturday, the national road safety agency said, a week after another incident left about a 100 residents dead in the north of the country.
Fuel tanker truck blast kills at least 85 in Nigeria
The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday.
Latest Nigeria Petrol Tanker Accident Kills 18
Eighteen people were killed in a truck accident in south-eastern Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday, a week after a petrol tanker explosion left at least 98 dead.
18 dead, 10 injured in gasoline tanker explosion in southern Nigeria
A gasoline tanker explosion in southern Nigeria killed at least 18 people and injured 10 more, with the victims burned beyond recognition. The acciden
At least 18 have died after a tanker carrying gasoline exploded in southern Nigeria
At least 18 people died and 10 others were injured in southern Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, officials said. The accident happened along the Enugu-Onitsha expressway in the southeastern state of Enugu after the tanker,
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How I escaped tanker explosion that killed my two children, two relations ―Businessman
Fifty-year-old businessman, Alhaji Hamza Badamasi, narrowly escaped death when a tanker explosion occurred at Diko community in Gurara LGA of Niger State recently. In this interview with ADELOWO ...
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Tanker explosion in Enugu kills 18, Atiku and Mbah express grief
A petrol tanker explosion along the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway claimed 18 lives, leaving several ...
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Tinubu mourns victim of Enugu tanker explosion
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and the people of Enugu state over the fuel tanker explosion, which resulted in the loss of lives on Saturday.The fuel tanker reportedly ...
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Kalu mourns victims of tanker explosion, condoles with Enugu state govt
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is saddened by the tragic fuel tanker explosion that occurred on in Ugwu Oyeama, Enugu State.
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Deputy Speaker Kalu Mourns Victims Of Enugu Tanker Explosion
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu has expressed deep sadness over the fuel tanker ...
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Atiku, Governor Mbah Mourn Victims of Deadly Tanker Explosion in Enugu
Former VP Atiku and Governor Mbah have mourned victims of the deadly fuel tanker explosion that killed 18 in Enugu.
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South-East senators mourn victims of Enugu tanker explosion
The South-East Senate Caucus on Sunday expressed shock and sorrow over the multiple deaths caused by a fallen petrol tanker ...
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Mbah visits tanker explosion scene, tasks FRSC on enforcement of anti-spill locks
Mbah, who was at the Ugwu-Onyeama scene of the accident for an on-the-spot assessment, said the government had already swung ...