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Tanker truck accidents can be among the worst crashes for both the truck drivers and others on the road around them due to the large amounts of highly combustible fuels that the trucks carry. As an example, a tanker truck that exploded in Nigeria today after it crashed claimed the lives of 95 people.
The Nigerian tanker truck veered off the road to ovoid a head-on collision with oncoming buses. The accident occurred on a major highway that was undergoing expansion. But at the site where the wreck happened, the highway was still a single lane roadway, forcing traffic approaching from opposite directions to negotiate safe passage through the single lane.
When the Nigerian tanker truck veered away from the oncoming buses near Okogbe town, it landed in a ditch and overturned. The rollover caused the tanker to spill its fuel. And at least 95 people from the surrounding impoverished area rushed to the scene to scoop up the free, spilled fuel. The fuel somehow ignited and the fuel and tanker exploded, killing 95 and injuring 50 others.
Our Baytown truck accident lawyers note that news accounts of the tragedy said that the cause of the explosion was not yet known. Deadly highway crashes with large numbers of fatalities are an unfortunately common occurrence in Nigeria where corruption reportedly hinders or delays badly needed road maintenance projects. The high fatality numbers are attributed in large part to the poor state of the country’s infrastructure. Nigerian roadways are often decades old, poorly maintained, and filled with large potholes. And many drivers disregard traffic laws.
Here in the U.S., our infrastructure and road maintenance is in a much better condition. But tanker truck wrecks can still prove fatal for truck drivers and nearby passenger vehicle occupants. Learn the essential steps you need to take to make a successful truck accident injury claim. Download our Baytown truck accident lawyers’ free book on how to cope with truck accidents from this web page.