ShareGoing from bad to worse are the recurring ugly incidents of fuel tankers overturning and exploding on decrepit roads, resulting in otherwise preventable deaths. That often takes place when people ...

"The death toll stands at 70 so far," Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State stated. Tsukwam said a truck carrying 60,000 litres of gasoline had an accident ...

Niger is a largely Muslim state in Africa's most populous nation. Earlier, Kumar Tsukwam, the Federal Road Safety Corps sector commander for Niger state, said most of the victims were impoverished ...

Niger is a largely Muslim state in Africa’s most populous nation. Earlier, Kumar Tsukwam, the Federal Road Safety Corps sector commander for Niger state, said most of the victims were impoverished ...

Mr Kumar Tsukwam, FRSC sector commander for Niger state, said most of the victims were impoverished local residents who had rushed to scoop up the spilled petrol after the truck overturned.

A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in Niger state on Saturday, January 18, killing 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel Top FRSC official, Kumar Tsukwam, disclosed that a truck ...

A fuel tanker exploded after flipping over in Niger State on Saturday, January 18, killing over 70 people who had scrambled to take the fuel Top FRSC official, Kumar Tsukwam, disclosed that a truck ...

A fuel tanker explosion in Niger State in northern Nigeria has killed 86 people and injured dozens, the country’s national emergency agency said. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near ...

Niger is a largely Muslim state in Africa's most populous nation. Earlier, Kumar Tsukwam, the Federal Road Safety Corps sector commander for Niger state, said most of the victims were impoverished ...

"More than 50 people lost their lives in the tragic accident," which occurred around 09:00 local time (08:00 GMT), confirmed to local media Kumar Tsukwam, commander in the state of Niger of the ...