95 people die, 18 injured after petrol tanker accident in Port Harcour

The Federal Road Safety Commission said on Thursday it had recovered 95 bodies from the area where a tanker burst into flames at Okobie, Rivers State.
FRSC Sector Commander for Rivers State, Dr. Kayode Olagunju, in stated in an update that casualty figures on the Okobe tanker accident on Ahoada – Mbiama on the East-West road in Rivers state as at 13:00 hrs had reached 95.

According to Mr. Olagunju 93 persons died on the spot (burnt), 2 died in the hospital, making 95 deaths, while 18 persons were injured.

He also reported that four vehicles, (1 tanker, 1 Toyota corolla saloon, 1 hummer bus and 1 Mitshibushi bus) and 34 motorcycles were burnt.
The casualties recorded was as a result of people scooping fuel from the crashed tanker which exploded and killed almost all the people on the scene. (the photos below are horrifying)

 To see the photos, read on (for your info, they are terrifying pictures)

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