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Five people have been confirmed dead and over 70 vehicles burnt in the tanker explosion at the Eleme section on the East-West Road in Rivers State on Friday night. An eyewitness who gave his name Baridi said the incident followed a petrol-laden tanker which collided with a heavy-duty truck, spilling its contents and bursting into flames. He said the fire spread to a long stretch of vehicles plying the Akpajo-Onne Road following the gridlock which is a usual occurrence on the road now under construction, PUNCH reports.
Five kilometers of the road that was being rebuilt as part of the Rivers Government's N200 billion Ring Road project was completely blocked in traffic.