File:Niger, Niamey, Boulevard du 15 Avril, Route Nationale No.1 (12), railway, accident.jpg

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English: A charred fuel tanker truck lies close to the airport in Niamey (Niger) on the Niamey-Dosso railway tracks. The truck overturned on the night from 5 to 6 May 2019 and started leaking. People then started to collect spilled fuel. Shortly after, the truck exploded, killing some 58 people. Some twenty more wounded people died in the days thereafter. The accident received global media coverage.
Français : Un camion-citerne carbonisé près de l'aéroport de Niamey (Niger) sur la voie ferrée Niamey-Dosso. Le camion s'est renversé dans la nuit du 5 au 6 mai 2019 et a commencé à fuir. Les gens ont alors commencé à collecter le carburant déversé. Peu de temps après, le camion a explosé, tuant 58 personnes et encore une vingtaine de blessés dans les jours qui ont suivi. L'accident a reçu une couverture médiatique mondiale.
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Camera location13° 28′ 14.96″ N, 2° 11′ 13.56″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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