At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road and crashed, spilling fuel, an aid worker has told the BBC.

"Eyewitnesses said the tanker driver, who was speeding, lost control and rammed into a roadside barricade before an explosion occurred, which also affected a motorcycle trailing behind."Two people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charred remains of a petrol tanker lie at the scene of a deadly explosion that killed dozens along the Bida-Agaie road in Niger ...

A tanker explosion killed a driver and a conductor opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, office along the Ihiala-Onitsha Road in Ihiala Local ...

The cause of the accident has been identified as a combination of vehicular defect and human errors. The Mack tanker truck, loaded with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), lost control of its ...

Two persons were killed and one other injured on Sunday after a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Ihiala area of the Onitsha–Owerri Road in Anambra State.The incident occurred opposite the office ...

The death toll from a petrol tanker explosion in central Nigeria's Niger state has risen to 39 from 29, with dozens more injured, the rescue agency said Wednesday.

A fatal tanker explosion has claimed the lives of the driver and conductor in Anambra State.SRC Margaret B Onabe, the Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Anambra State ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A tanker truck laden with gasoline explodes in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police say.