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Nigeria: Over 50 Killed in Fuel Tanker Explosion

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The Facts

  • 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).

  • 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.

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