Nigerian officials say at least 18 people have died and 10 others were injured in the country’s south after a gasoline tanker exploded

Nigerian officials say at least 18 people have died and 10 others were injured in the country's south after a gasoline tanker exploded

At least 18 people died and 10 were injured in a gasoline tanker explosion in Enugu, Nigeria. The incident occurred on the Enugu-Onitsha expressway, with the tanker colliding with multiple vehicles before catching fire.

A fuel tanker truck explosion killed 18 people in Nigeria's southeastern Enugu state on Saturday, the national road safety agency said, a week after another incident left about a 100 residents dead in the north of the country.