About 25 persons including a family seven are feared dead in a petrol tanker explosion at Felele axis  of Lokoja, Kogi State.

VerityNews gathered that the petrol tanker’s break failed, lost control and rammed into other vehicles, exploding at Felele as oncoming vehicles were caught in the inferno

The accident occurred at about 8.30 according to an eye witness account.
Already, men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and firefighters are on hand taking control of the situation.
In a swift reaction to the disaster  Governor Yahaya Bello of the state expressed shock over the unfortunate fatal tanker explosion which took place in the early hours of Wednesday 23, September, around the Felele area of Lokoja metropolis.

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
Onogwu Muhammed issued the statement and made it available to pressmen.
The statement quoted Governor Bello to have said he is very sad to learn of the tragic loss of lives, many vehicles, property and other valuables in the petrol tanker fire while expressing his deepest condolences to the family of those affected by the ugly occurrence.

He said the incidence is sadly the greatest tragedies the state has witnessed in recent times while describing the unfortunate accident as a sad development and shares the feeling of those who lost their loved ones in this incident.

The Governor also urged the students of Kogi State Polytechnic to remain calm and peaceful, stating that he equally shared in their grieving moment over the death of some of their colleagues in the disaster.

With additional reports by National update