Death toll climbs to 75 in Tanzania fuel tanker blast

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The explosion took place Saturday morning near the town of Morogoro, some 200 kilometres west of Dar es Salaam.

The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania rose to 75 on Monday as four more people succumbed to their injuries, a hospital official said.

Funeral services, which began Sunday, were expected to continue Monday as the country concluded a period of national mourning declared by President John Magufuli.Witnesses said the truck tipped over as it tried to avoid a motorcycle, and locals quickly converged on the scene to collect fuel.

 

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