Pedestrians run from the scene of a fire ravaging four fuel tankers on Lagos' Ibadan highway in 2011. An explosion killed at least 17 people on Friday in Nigeria's southwestern Ogun state. PHOTO | AFP
An explosion killed at least 17 people on Friday in Nigeria's southwestern Ogun state, after a vehicle collided with a fuel tanker on a busy highway, emergency services said.
Crashes involving fuel tankers are frequent in Nigeria where roads can be poorly maintained and residents try to siphon off oil or petrol after such accidents.
