A petrol tanker explosion that rocked Niger State on Saturday has left many dead and several others injured.
According to eyewitnesses at the scene of the explosion reported that the incident which occurred at Dikko junction around the Abuja-Kaduna expressway, left many burnt to death beyond recognition.
“Scores of persons were burnt beyond recognition,” a source said.
The Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)-ladened tanker was said to have exploded when some residents of the area went to scoop its content after an accident.
Scores were said to have been burnt to death, while several others sustained various degrees of burnt.
The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago has expressed shock over the incident.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Bologi Ibrahim, said the governor described the explosion as worrisome, heartbreaking and unfortunate.
