Crash: More deaths 'expected'
30/10/2007 12:10  - (SA)  

Tanker explosion kills 30 17 killed in Nigeria bus crash

Lagos - A petrol tanker crashed in Nigeria at the weekend engulfing six other vehicles in flames and burning at least 30 people to death, said police.

Police officer Chris Alaba said: "We have removed no fewer than 30 burnt bodies from the scene of the tragedy on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

"There could still be more deaths because several of those hospitalised have first degree burns."

Alaba said the tanker was trying to avoid a pothole on the busy road when it tipped on its side, spilling the petrol which caught fire.

Accidents took place regularly on Nigeria's poorly maintained inter-city roads, due to disregard of traffic rules, speeding and careless driving.

Last week, 17 people were killed after a passenger bus collided with an oncoming truck on the same Lagos-Ibadan highway.

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