By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria Four people are currently receiving treatment at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria as a resu
By; SANI ALIYU, Zaria
Four people are currently receiving treatment at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria as a result of injury they sustained following the colliding of two tankers which explored at Kake Village in Dan Magaji area along Zaria-Kaduna expressway.
Confirming the incident to New Nigerian Newspapers, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Unit Commander Zaria, Nasir Abdullahi Falgore, said that one of the tankers was loaded with LNG Gas and the other was empty, the accident occurred around 8,30am on Monday morning.
While giving an update of the fire incident, Aminu Ahmadu Kiyawa, Area Commander, Federal Fire Service, Zaria said that after receiving distress call from somebody, his men rushed to the scene of the incident.
According to him, three people were injured as a result of the explosion from the gas-laden tanker and one person was evacuated from the other tanker.
“The four injured persons who were burnt, were quickly rushed to the ABU Teaching Hospital Shika for medical treatment”. He said.
Ahmadu Kiyawa however debunked involvement of Golf Car or any other vehicle in the incident.
“When we arrived at the scene, it was only the two tankers involved in the accident. There was no other small car involved.
He said from a preliminary report, they gathered that the gas-laden tanker was following the empty fuel tanker from the rear when the front truck had a punctured tire, thereby hitting it from the rear.
Some eye witnesses account also confirmed that only two tankers were involved in the accident with no death recorded as at the time of filing the report.
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