The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 98, the country’s emergency response agency said.

A tanker has exploded after crashing in Nigeria, killing 77 people who had rushed to collect fuel from the scene, authorities say.The tanker overturned and spilled its contents in the Suleja area of North Central Niger state on Saturday.

More than 70 were killed and dozens more were injured in a fuel tanker fire and explosion along a highway in central Nigeria, authorities said Saturday.

The death toll from a gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has risen to 86, the country’s emergency response agency said on Sunday. The blast happened in the early hours of Saturday near the Suleja area of Niger state after individuals attempted to transfer gasoline from a crashed oil tanker into another truck

About four people were thrown southward. We could hear them crying and screaming in the air,” Abubakar Jibrin, a witness who narrowly escaped the fire, told PREMIUM TIMES.

A tanker loaded with premium motor spirit (PMS) has exploded in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, leading to the death of the driver. Yemi Akinyinka, the general manager of Oyo state fire services agency, said the incident happened on Wednesday at the Iwo expressway.

At least 70 people have been killed in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency response agency said.

The death toll from a devastating gasoline tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria has climbed to 86, according to the country’s emergency response agency on Sunday.

The death toll from a gas tanker explosion in Nigeria has risen to 98, with concerns it may increase further as investigations continue.