No fewer than ten people including school children have lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in Lokoja, Kogi State on Wednesday morning.
It was gathered that the petrol tanker rammed other vehicles at Felele in Lokoja and exploded as other incoming vehicles rammed it.
According to eye witness account, the accident occurred at about 8.30am close to the GT plaza, a fast food outlet which also serves as park for interstate private commercial vehicle and it claimed the lives of students of the nearby Kogi State Polytechnic (KSP).
Already, men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and firefighters are on hand to control the situation as the road has been temporarily shut down to prevent further damage.
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