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A fuel pipe broke and exploded in northern Nigeria’s Jigawa state late on Tuesday after a driver lost control of his vehicle after leaving a at least 94 dead and 50 wounded, A police spokesman said this on Wednesday.

Accident This happened in the city of Mahia. in Taura local government area, about 530 kilometers north of the capital Abuja, Jigawa state police command spokesman Lawan Shiisu Adam told Reuters by phone.

The dead were local residents who had gathered collect fuel from the pipe after he crashed. The injured were taken to local hospitals in Ringim and Hadejia where they were treated, the spokesman said.

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There will be a holiday during the day mass burial of the dead, he added.

Many roads in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, They are in poor condition and full of potholes. which leads to accidents that claim dozens of lives every year.

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Last month, at least 48 people were killed in the north-central part of the country when a fuel tanker exploded after colliding with another truck carrying passengers and livestock, setting other vehicles on fire.

(according to information from Reuters)