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At Least 18 Dead in Southeastern Nigeria Fuel Tanker Explosion, National Road Safety Agency Says

Earlier this month, in northern Nigeria, an explosion involving a fuel tanker killed at least 86 people.
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A fuel tanker truck with a defective brake system crashed into several other vehicles on an expressway in the southeastern Nigerian state of Enugu, killing 18 people, Olusegun Ogungbemide, a spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, said.
According to him, ten people were injured.
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Earlier, the National Orientation Agency was tasked with launching a nationwide campaign to educate the public on the dangers of scooping fuel from fallen tankers.