A FUEL-LADEN truck has killed an unconfirmed number of residents including a pregnant woman scooping fuel from an exploded truck at Dikko village of Niger State.
The truck exploded near Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, on Saturday morning along Minna road also led to injuries to children.
However, the exact number of casualties could not be ascertained as of press time but residents scooping fuel from a crashed tanker were fatally killed and injured during the explosion.
In the video seen by our correspondent, Firefighters were seen fighting the raging fire emanating from Fuel-Laden Truck.
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A source who spoke to The Explainer said some residents were burnt trying to scoop fuel and the tanker exploded.
“I can’t confirm the number of victims involved but I saw when they were scooping fuel before the explosion rocked which included pregnant women and children.
Wasiu Abiodun, the police spokesman, has not responded to our inquiries as of press time.
