Petrol tanker crash kills 12 in Nigeria
The blast happened when the tanker had a head-on collision with a bus, on the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Friday morning
A tanker carrying petrol has exploded in the south-western Nigerian state of Ogun killing at least 12 people and wounding a number of others.
A spokesperson for the Nigeria Federal Road Safety Commission told the BBC that the blast happened when the tanker had a head-on collision with a bus, on the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Friday morning.
Most of the victims were reportedly burnt beyond recognition.
Nigeria experiences frequent deadly road accidents and fuel tanker explosions.
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