No fewer than 20 persons have been burnt to death when a tanker carrying petroleum product exploded around Koko junction, along the Benin Sapele expressway in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State.
A senior official of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Godwin Akpan, who confirmed the incident to AIT, said the tanker exploded as a result of trying to escape a bad spot when it fell and suddenly the explosion occurred.
According to him, the victims were badly burnt, many injured and about 10 vehicles were gutted by fire.
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At the time of filing this report, the tanker explosion which occurred around 11 am Wednesday morning, has not only caused heavy vehicular congestion but has left security operatives spending hours to clear the scene.
(Editor: Nkoli Omhoudu)
