12 Killed in Nigeria Gasoline Tanker Explosion, Police Say

12 Killed in Nigeria Gasoline Tanker Explosion, Police Say
The scene of a gasoline tanker explosion on a highway in Kogi, Nigeria, on Nov. 10, 2022. Odogun Samuel Olugbenga/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:

ABUJA, Nigeria—A gasoline tanker crashed and then exploded in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 12 people, police said Friday.

The tanker had brake failure along a major road in the Ofu council area in Kogi state on Thursday night when it collided with a vehicle obstructing the highway, causing a fireball, a police spokesman told The Associated Press.