Death toll from Wednesday’s gas truck explosion at Karu on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway has risen to 10.
Acting Director-General of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed, gave the update in Abuja on Thursday.
A driver of a truck had lost control around Karu Bridge on his way to Nyanya on the Abuja-Keffi expressway and rammed into vehicles in traffic.
The collision led to a massive explosion involving several vehicles.
Mohammed said that five victims were taken from the scene dead, with four burnt beyond recognition, while another victim died at the hospital while receiving treatment on Wednesday.
“This morning when I asked my officials to go round, they discovered that four others had died in the hospital. This brings the death toll to 10,” he said.
The director-general appealed to motorists to drive safely by adhering to traffic rules and regulations and desist from reckless driving, dangerous overtaking and poor vehicle maintenance.
Also, the Head of Forecasting Response and Mitigation, FEMD, Mr Mark Nyam, said that eight bodies were deposited at the Karu Hospital morgue and one at Asokoro District Hospital Morgue.
Nyam added that another body was deposited at the National Hospital, Abuja.
He also said that more than 30 victims who suffered various degrees of burns were receiving treatment at various health facilities. (NAN)