Seventy killed in central Nigeria after fuel tanker flips over and explodes

A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel, which has rocketed in price amid an economic crisis. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, said. Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident about 10.00am (0900 GMT) at the Dikko junction on the road linking the federal capital Abuja to the northern city of Kaduna. “Most of the victims were burnt beyond recognition,” Tsukwam said. “We are

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