John Charles, MakurdiA tanker loaded with petroleum product, on Monday, exploded in Ahumbe village on the Alliade/ Makurdi Federal Highway in the Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue State with several residents feared dead. He explained that as soon as the tanker fell, the villagers raced to the scene to scoop fuel and in the process, the vehicle exploded and killed many of the residents. So, the people went to the scene of the accident to scoop fuel. “In the process of scooping fuel, there was an explosion, which resulted in several people being burnt to death.”According to him, a commercial bus with passengers also ran into the accident scene. However, the state police command confirmed the accident but said it did not receive report of any death.

Source: Punch July 02, 2019 02:37 UTC