A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.

The death toll has risen to at least 24 after a fuel tanker explosion in Haiti, local authorities reported Sunday. Dozens more people were injured.

The explosion in Miragoane, Haiti, also injured about 40 people, with some suffering burns over most of their bodies, officials said.

A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday. The explosion happened after a petrol tanker loaded with PMS (fuel) collided with a trailer truck loaded with travellers and cattle,

Warning: graphic contentDozens of people were killed on Sunday (September 8) in a fuel tanker explosion in north-central Nigeria, officials have said.The disaster management agency in Niger state said the tanker had collided with a truck carrying travelers and cattle.

Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities.Dozens more people have

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A tanker truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Saturday flipped and exploded, killing at least 17 people and seriously injuring 30 others, Radio Caraibes reported. Haitian officials couldn't be reached for comment.