At least 48 people died today in a head-on collision between a fuel tanker and a truck in Nigeria, which led to an explosion, local emergency services reported, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
The fuel tanker was also transporting cattle in the Agaye district of western Niger state, resulting in at least 50 animals being burned alive, said Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of the state's disaster management office. emergency situations.
He added that search and rescue operations at the scene of the accident are continuing.