4 Persons Sustain Injuries And hospitalize as Two Tankers Collide And Explore Along Zaria-Kaduna Expressway

4 Persons Sustain Injuries And  hospitalize as Two Tankers Collide And Explore Along Zaria-Kaduna Expressway

BY SANI ALIYU,Zaria

Four people were currently receiving treatment at ABU Teaching Hospital Shika, Zaria as a result of injury they sustained following the colliding of two tankers and explored at Kake Village in Dan Magaji area along Zaria-Kaduna expressway.

Confirming the incident the FRSC Unit Commander Zaria, Nasir Abdullahi Falgore,  said one of the tankers was loaded with LNG Gas and the other was empty, the accident occurred around 8,30 am on Monday morning.

While given an update of the fire incident Aminu Ahmadu Kiyawa, Area Commander, Federal Fire Service, Zaria said after receiving distress call from somebody, his men rushed to the scene of the incident.

According to him, three people were injured as a result of the explosion from the Gas-Laden tanker and one person was evacuated from the other tanker.

"The four injured person who were burnt were quickly rushed to the ABU Teaching Hospital Shika for medical treatment".

Ahmadu Kiyawa however debunked involvement of Gulf Car or any other vehicle in the incident."When we arrived at the scene it was only the two tankers involved in the accident. There was no any small car involved.

He said a preliminary report they gathered was the Gas-Laden tanker was following the empty fuel tanker from the rear when the front truck had a punctured tire thereby hit from the rear by the loaded vehicle.

Some eye witness account also confirmed that only two tankers were involved in the accident with no death recorded as at the time of filing the report.