More than 160 people died when an overturned fuel tanker in northern Nigeria exploded. Witnesses and relatives of victims said poverty had driven most to try to collect the spilled gas. By Ismail ...

The petrol tanker exploded after the driver lost control, police said. MAIDUGURI, Nigeria and LONDON -- At least 147 people were killed when a tanker exploded in Nigeria, according to the country ...

Johannesburg — More than 140 people were killed and dozens more injured Tuesday night when a fuel tanker crashed and then exploded in Nigeria, local officials said. A police spokesperson said ...

Nigerian authorities in northwest Jigawa state say they are investigating the cause of a fuel tanker crash and explosion that killed over 140 people and injured dozens more early Wednesday.

More than 100 people were killed and 50 others injured, after a gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in Nigeria, police reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred when dozens of people rushed ...

More than 150 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after an overturned fuel tanker exploded in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The crash on Tuesday night took place on an ...

At least 94 people were killed and 50 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in northern Nigeria, police said. Late Tuesday, the driver lost control of the tanker and it tipped over on a road ...