One person has been confirmed dead and three critically injured as a result of gas explosion at a filling station in Irete community along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Owerri-West Local Government Area of Imo state.
The Imo State Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Evans Ugoh, confirmed the incident.
According to him, the truck after discharging liquefied petroleum gas at the filling station was reversing out of the premises when it was hit by a J5 commercial bus conveying pineapples on top speed.
The bus which was coming from the Onitsha lost control and rammed into the truck, leading to a heavy explosion.
Ugoh confirmed that one of the occupants of the J5 commercial bus died on the spot while 3 other persons who sustained fatal injuries were immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
He said, however, officials of the IMO state fire service, Red Cross, Civil defence, the Nigerian Police and NEMA officials were all on the ground for rescue operations.
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