Two persons have lost their lives after a fuel-laden tanker exploded on the Abakaliki–Onueke-Afikpo Expressway.
Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in the state, Mr Igwe Nnabuife, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Nnabuife said that the truck, which was carrying Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, known as petrol, caught fire on Friday around 8: 20pm at the airport junction axis of the highway.
