Di number of people wey die for di petrol tanker explosion wey happen for Wednesday for Ndem community, Ogoja Local Council of Cross River State, don rise go 14, as di state Police Command yarn about dia emergency response.

Di tanker wey carry petrol lose control, fall from bridge come explode, con kill many people and wound plenty. Di wahala happen near stream wey people for di area dey use fetch water, baff, and do oda house work. Plenty villagers dey around dat time, and na im make di casualty plenty.

People wey see am talk say di truck comot for road fall from di bridge, con turn to big fire wey swallow people wey dey near. Many bodi burn sotey dem no fit recognize dem again, while di ones wey survive get different levels of wound.

One person wey live for di area, wey no want make we mention im name, yarn say di scene terrible well well, and e talk say dat stream na di main water wey di community dey use.

Police Command talk say dia Divisional Traffic Officer for Ogoja, plus patrol teams, respond quick to secure di place and control traffic. Authority yarn say dem cordon off di area make pipo no enta, so dat more people no go die, while dem dey do rescue work with oda stakeholders to help victims wey trap and carry di injured ones go hospital.

Dem carry di injured people go General Hospital for Ogoja for treatment.

Police still talk say things bad more during di transloading operation, when fire come burst again and dem gatz send extra men to quench di fire and make sure say public safe. Dem later secure di whole area, con restrict movement for there to reduce any more risk.

Di command talk say out of di 14 bodies wey dem recover, 10 na from di fire, while 4 na from di first crash. Police sources add say dem don hand over di deadi bodi to di right authority and dia families, including Hausa Muslim community, for burial according to Islamic rite.

Investigation still dey go on to find out wetin cause di explosion, especially di circumstances around di transloading process.

Di accident don make pipo begin talk again about how safe fuel transportation dey, and how communities wey dey near major roads dey at risk.