adminwhich killed 12 people,” said Obana Jatau, the head of Ganigaku village in Adamawa state, where the accident occurred on Sunday.
He said the tanker had skidded off the road and overturned when the driver attempted to avoid a pothole. Local media said up to 30 people died in the fire, though the figure could not be confirmed.
Adamawa state police spokesman Nemuel Yoila confirmed the incident, but could not give details of casualties.
Last month, six people were killed and several injured when a petrol tanker caught fire on a road in the oil hub of Port Harcourt. — AFP.
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