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Two burnt to death as Hilux vehicle collides with fuel tanker on Bauchi-Jos Road

Two people have been burnt to death and several others critically injured in a ghastly accident along Bauchi-Jos road on Tuesday.

WuzupNaija learnt that the accident was caused when a Hilux vehicle had a head-on collision with a petrol tanker and in the process, caught fire.

The Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Bauchi State Sector Command, Rilwan Suleiman, confirmed the accident to our correspondent in a telephone interview.

He said,

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“Yes, it is true, there was an accident a few moments ago (at about noon), a Hilux with a Government number plate collided with a petrol tanker, unfortunately, it caught fire.

“Two people died on the spot. As I speak with you now, our men are currently on rescue operations and they have not yet returned.”

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