Six persons were
killed on Friday night in a fire from a tanker explosion in Maraban Jos, Igabi
Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) recalls that FERMA had constructed a trailer park at the Maraban
Jos axis of the Kaduna-Zaria expressway to reduce the high rate of fires caused
by petrol tankers and accidents caused by articulated trucks parked along the
road.
Alhaji Abdullahi
Kwarau, the Chairman of Igabi Local Government Council, said that the accident,
which occurred on Friday night, involved two fuel-laden tankers.
He appealed to the
state government to expedite action on the construction of more trailer parks
on major roads in the state to avoid a recurrence of such accidents.
Gov. Mukhtar Yero of
Kaduna State, who condoled with the families of those who died in the accident,
urged drivers, particularly those of petrol tankers, to be extra vigilant while
driving or parking their vehicles.
He assured the people
that efforts were underway to ensure the timely completion of new trailer parks
being constructed in Igabi, Kagarko and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas.
Yero said that the
state government was also collaborating with the Federal Roads Maintenance
Agency (FERMA) to ensure the speedy completion of ongoing road projects to
forestall recurring accidents on the major roads. (NAN).
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