Nigeria’s disaster management agency announced that at least 48 people were killed on Sunday in a fuel truck explosion following its collision with another vehicle in the northern-central region of the West African country.

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The agency added that the fuel truck collided with another vehicle carrying passengers and livestock, and several other vehicles were also damaged in the accident.

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According to spokesperson Hussaini Ibrahim, as reported by Reuters, the death toll from the accident has reached 48.

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