At least 48 people were killed Sunday in a fuel tanker explosion on a busy highway in Niger State, Nigeria's central region. The head of the emergency management agency, Abdullahi Baba Ara, said the ill-fated truck collided head-on with an oncoming truck carrying travelers and cattle, causing the petrol tanker to explode. He added that the fire had also destroyed two vehicles, pointing out that a search was underway to retrieve the bodies of more victims believed to be trapped in the stricken vehicles. Source: Qatar News Agency
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