At least ten people have lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Wednesday morning. It is understood th
At least ten people have lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Wednesday morning. It is understood that the petrol tanker rammed other vehicles at Felele in Lokoja and exploded as other incoming vehicles rammed it.
Eyewitnesses say the tragic accident occurred at about 8.30 on Wednesday September 23.
Meanwhile, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and firefighters have hit the scene to contain the inferno and save lives.
The people that died include some business men and women, some Kogi state polytechnic students and some primary school pupils.
