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At least 59 people have died after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying travelers and cattle in central Nigeria's Niger state at about 00:30 local time on Sunday (19:30 ET Saturday).

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According to the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, rescue operations were underway at the site of the accident, and the deceased had been given a mass burial.

A spokesman for the Niger state emergency unit said that "more dead bodies could be discovered in the process of the continued evacuation, adding that the state government is paying for the injured people's hospital treatment.

It's still unclear how many have been injured in the explosion as several other vehicles were also reportedly engulfed in the incident.

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Road accidents are common in Nigeria. According to the country's Federal Road Safety Corps, at least 535 people died in 1,531 gasoline tanker crashes in 2020 alone.

Nigeria: Over 50 Killed in Fuel Tanker Explosion

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