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[5] [6] While traveling on an expressway near the town of Majiya in Jigawa State, the tanker overturned while attempting to avoid crashing into a truck, causing petrol to spill onto the road. Many villagers came to the scene and tried to scoop up the spilled petrol, some source claiming a generator was in use in order to collect the petrol [ 7 ] .
The Ibadan petrol tanker explosion was a major accident on the road from Ibadan to Ifẹ in Nigeria on 5 November 2000. There was a long tailback and a petrol tanker was unable to brake in time and so rammed the queue, causing an explosion and fire which destroyed over 100 vehicles and killed many people.
On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...
People who died in road accidents in Nigeria. Pages in category "Road incident deaths in Nigeria" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
At least 26 people died and several others were missing after a ferry capsized on a reservoir in north central Nigeria on Sunday, local officials said, the second such major accident to hit the ...
August 28 – Nigeria – Abuja bus crash. A lorry crushed three buses after its brakes failed, rolling backwards into a crowded bus station and killing over 70. Related riots the next day killed four more people. [3] November 5 – Nigeria – Ibadan road tanker explosion. A petrol tanker ploughed into a traffic jam and exploded, killing 100 ...
Road incident deaths in Nigeria (27 P) Pages in category "Road incidents in Nigeria" ... Otedola bridge fire accident; S. Shiroro ambush; Y. 2023 Yobe State attacks
The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps tweeted that night, "A total of nine persons have been confirmed dead as a result of the incident." [7] The Lagos State Government reported that the number had risen to 12 on July 2. [8] The Federal Road Safety Corps announced that at least 54 vehicles were burnt with the tanker. [9]