Not less than five persons were injured in the early hours of today June 29,  when a fuel tanker and a trailer had an head-on collision along Suleja-Minna, specifically in Mallam Karo village road.

The tanker was laden with Kerosene, a highly flammable hydrocarbon liquid.

The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Bisi Kazeem, who confirmed the incident said no life was lost but those that were injured have been taken to the hospital.

The spokesman said the accident happened at 0857hrs local time, and that the Corps was notified within two minutes, while first responders arrived the scene in 14 minutes at 0913hrs.

He noted that the trailer which belongs to Conoil Plc had no visible number plate, while the fuel tanker was loaded with Kerosene a highly flammable material. “The cause of the crash was speed violation, leading to loss of control,” Kazeem added.

He said that the nature of the crash was serious, being multiple accidents.

“Victims have been taken to the General Hospital Suleja, as they were attended to by FRSC officials and men of the Nigerian Police Force and Fire Service officials from Suleja. The vehicles caught fire after a head-on collision,” he submitted.