Tanker explosion kills six in Kaduna

Six persons were killed on Friday night in a fire from a tanker explosion in Maraban Jos, Igabi Local Government
Area of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Federal
Road Maintenance Agency had constructed a trailer park at the Maraban Jos axis of the Kaduna-Zaria expressway to reduce the high rate of fires caused by petrol tankers and accidents caused by articulated trucks parked along the road. Alhaji Abdullahi Kwarau, the Chairman of Igabi Local Government Council, said the accident which occurred on Friday night, involved two fuel-laden tankers. He appealed to the state government to expedite action on the construction of more trailer parks on major roads in the state to avoid a recurrence of such accidents. Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State, who condoled with the families of those who died in the accident, urged drivers particularly those of petrol tankers, to be extra vigilant while driving or parking their vehicles. He assured the people that efforts were underway to ensure the timely completion of new trailer parks being constructed in Igabi, Kagarko and Birnin Gwari local government areas.
Yero said the state government was also collaborating with FERMA to ensure the speedy completion of ongoing road projects to forestall recurring accidents on the major roads.