Over twenty persons were said to have burnt to death when a tanker with full load of PMS, (petrol) lost contrrol due to break failure and fell on the bridge of Maboro river in Ankpa, headquarters of Ankpa local government area of Kogi state.
The incident was said to have occured around 3.30pm on Wednesday.
An eye witness said the number of casualties could not be ascertain as some of the victims were burnt beyond recognition and body parts and debris of cars liters in the area greatly.
“Nobody knows the number of dead people now. Many People were in the river doing one thing or the other when the tanker lost contrrol, fell and exploded on the bridge. It’s horrible. The most gory scene I have seen in my life”, said Usman Ahmed from Ankpa.
Another witness said the sad occurrence was the second major disaster in Ankpa within this month, “This one is the most terrible and horrible.
More than twenty persons were burnt to death, some beyond recognition.
“Many who were “crushed to death had their body parts scattered all over the place. There parts had to be picked in bits and pieces in body bags”.
The Kogi State FRSC Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung who confirmed the incident however said the number of casaulty cannot be established for now, “My boys are there, putting the pieces together.
“We don’t know the number of dead yet. A tanker, one bus, three cars and three motorcycles were involved”, he said.
