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Forty-eight killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash
Top Stories Tamfitronics At least 50 people have been killed in central Nigeria's Niger state, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country's disaster agency said.The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the collision happened at about 00:30 local time on Sunday (23:30 GMT Saturday), and caused an explosion which engulfed both vehicles. Director-general of the agency, Abdullahi Baba-arah, said response teams were dispatched to the scene to manage the situation.A number of other vehicles were also caught up in the explosion. Footage taken from the scene shortly after the incident shows the two vehicles, which have been entirely burnt out, as well as a number of dead cattle. Speaking to the Reuters news agency after the incident, an emergency rescue worker said they were attempting to recover bodies,...
