Tanker truck explosion kills 55 in Niger: ministry

NIAMEY, Niger - Fifty-five people died in Niger's capital Niamey overnight when an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds tried to collect spilt fuel, authorities and witnesses said on Monday.

Witnesses said people were trying to collect petrol leaking from the truck, which had overturned on railway tracks, when the explosion happened.

This incident is rife in Niger, officials need to cub it, not the first time

Yho that's why they should have their own routes far from people

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