BREAKING : Tanker explosion claims over 20 lives along Warri – Benin highway

BREAKING : Tanker explosion claims over 20 lives along Warri – Benin highway

A tanker conveying petroleum product has exploded along the ever-busy Warri-Benin highway.

The incident which occurred on Sunday morning at Koko junction in Warri North Government Area of Delta State, is said to have claimed about 20 lives.

The explosion was said to have resulted from a spark from faulty vehicle when some individuals were busy scooping fuel that spilled from the tanker.

It was learned that among the dead were a pregnant woman, children, and some elderly persons.

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An eye witness, who preferred anonymity, said the tanker fell and spilled its contents on the road and some persons rushed to scoop fuel despite being warned by drivers and security men who had stormed the scene after they learnt the tanker had fallen.

“We tried to prevent them but the youths threatened to beat us up telling us it’s their community. They came in their numbers carrying all sorts of containers and when the explosion happened around 12:15 am this morning we all fled.

“You can see dead bodies on the ground, some of them ran into the forest as I speak some dead bodies have been removed, I counted over 20 bodies” the eye witness who identified himself as Yusuf said.

More details to follow….

BREAKING : Tanker explosion claims over 20 lives along Warri – Benin highway