At least 42 people have been killed in an oil tanker explosion in Nigeria's central Niger state after the vehicle skidded off the road and crashed, spilling fuel, an aid worker has told the BBC.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charred remains of a petrol tanker lie at the scene of a deadly explosion that killed dozens along the Bida-Agaie road in Niger ...

"Eyewitnesses said the tanker driver, who was speeding, lost control and rammed into a roadside barricade before an explosion occurred, which also affected a motorcycle trailing behind."Two people ...

A tanker explosion killed a driver and a conductor opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, office along the Ihiala-Onitsha Road in Ihiala Local ...

An overturned oil tanker exploded in Nigeria while dozens of people were scooping up the leaking fuel and many were killed, police and witnesses said Saturday. "We have recovered 12 corpses and taken ...

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya. Nigeria - At least 40 people have been confirmed dead and several others ...

Two persons were killed and one other injured on Sunday after a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Ihiala area of the Onitsha–Owerri Road in Anambra State.The incident occurred opposite the office ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A tanker truck laden with gasoline explodes in north-central Nigeria, killing at least 31 people, police say.