At least six people dead as petrol tanker guts fire

At least six persons have reportedly lost their lives after a tanker loaded with fuel had an accid£nt at Bauchi Junction, along Zaria Road in Jos, the Plateau State.

It is reported that the driver had lost control of the truck and as a result went straight into the ditch by the roadside and caught fire.

It was gathered that properties worth millions of Naira were lost as a result of the inferno. However, as at the time of filing this report, men of the fire service command hadn’t reported to the scene of the incident.