Witnesses said people were trying to collect petrol leaking from the truck, which had overturned on railway tracks.
NIAMEY, Niger - Fifty-five people died in Niger's capital Niamey overnight when an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds tried to collect spilt fuel, authorities and witnesses said on Monday.
Witnesses said people were trying to collect petrol leaking from the truck, which had overturned on railway tracks, when the explosion happened.
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