Dozens of civilians have been killed following a petrol tanker accident that occurred at Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway on Saturday morning in Enugu State.
News Band gathered that several others were injured in the fire which destroyed many vehicles.
According Sahara Repoters, a tanker driver, who gave his name as Eziechina revealed that the sad incident claimed so many lives.
He said some others who were injured have been taken to nearby hospitals.
He said, “Yes, there was a big tragedy this afternoon at Ugwu Onyama Federal Highway. A tanker carrying premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, fell at the hilly road and spilled the product down the road. Unfortunately, it caught fire and all the vehicles plying the road at the time caught fire and burned people beyond recognition.
“As I am speaking with you, over 10 people including children have been burnt beyond recognition. Some have just been loaded in a pick-up van to the morgue now. So many others have been loaded in a vehicle and taken to a morgue earlier. As we speak, there’s no road through Ugwu Onyama.
“I am trapped somewhere in Ngwo. The situation is tragic. The second lane of the road is impassable. The fire raged along the road leading to Agu-abor.”
Meanwhile, the unfortunate incident comes exactly a week scores of people including a pregnant woman were killed in a tanker explosion at Dikko in Niger State, near Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Enugu State Government is yet to issue a statement in respect to the development.