The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the death of 13 persons following the tanker explosion that occurred at the Bauchi Road junction in Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos.
Alabo said that the tanker crashed due to a brake failure, and also destroyed 28 shops, eight other vehicles, six tricycles, and two motorcycles.
”The ten persons who sustained various degrees of injuries during the incident are currently receiving treatment at various hospitals.
”Bodies of the deceased have also been buried according to Islamic rights,” he said.
Alabo, said the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bartholomew Onyeka, who visited the scene of the incident, regretted the action of some youths in the area who burnt down the official vehicle of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The PPRO added that the Commissioner advised residents of the state to be law-abiding at all times.
