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News headlines / Reuters world news   36 die as petrol truck crashes into Nigeria market (Reuters) - July 23 2004 14:51 LAGOS (Reuters) - At least 36 people have been crushed to death after a gasoline-laden truck skidded off a busy highway and crashed into a roadside market in central Nigeria, say road marshals. The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Benue state said on Friday that the truck veered off the Makurdi-Gboko highway after a tyre burst and rammed into three stationary vehicles before it crashed into the busy farm produce market near the cement town of Gboko. "No fewer than 36 people died in the accident on Wednesday," sector commander Audu Ardo told Reuters by telephone from the state capital Makurdi. "Some died on the spot, while others died later in hospital." Ardo said 15 others who sustained critical injuries were still in hospital. Fatal crashes are frequent on Nigerian roads and marshals usually blame them on overloading, poorly maintained vehicles and speeding. Many motorists attribute the accidents to Nigeria's extensive but crumbling highway network. At least 43 people were killed in June when the truck in which they were riding crashed in a ditch on a northeastern Nigerian highway.  BNW Advocates' Island

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