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Two oil tankers collided and burst into flames in Nigeria's southwest Ogun State on Saturday killing at least five people and several wounded. The two tankers rammed into each other in heavy rain and exploded. Three big freight trucks along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway also caught fire.
NIGERIA- Oil tanker explosion kills 5 people
The bodies were burnt beyond recognition according to an AFP photographer saying the five injured were pulled out of the inferno before firefighters arrived.

An assistant driver from one of the tankers said they were driving from a fuel depot in Lagos, less than 20 kilometres (12 miles) away, when they ran into another tanker while trying to avoid a stationary truck.

"We tried to avoid one stationary truck and ended up crashing into another and there was one big explosion," said a badly burnt Laken Abiodun writhing in pain.
Road accidents are common along Nigeria's poorly maintained highways.