Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that a mother and her child were burnt beyond recognition when a tanker exploded in Onitsha, Anambra State yesterday.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Harunna Mohammed said in a statement that the unidentified woman and her child were caught up in the inferno.
He said the tanker loaded with petroleum product lost control at Upper Iweka, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Onitsha and crashed inside a pavement in between the expressway.
Mohammed said the tanker caught fire that affected many shops and houses.
According to him, police patrol team had cordoned off the area to prevent hoodlums from taking advantage to loot.
