20130630 Cambodia 29 killed in tanker explosion
Cambodia Jun 30 2013 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
29 killed in tanker explosion
Updated: 2013-06-30-21:25
KAMPALA: A car crashed into a moving gas tanker, sparking a fire that killed at least 29 people and left scores badly burned, Ugandan police said today.
Police spokesman Ibn Senkumbi said the gas tanker exploded after colliding with a passenger car late yesterday on the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
Most of the dead were passenger motorcyclists who had tried to siphon gas from the tanker, according to police.
At least 20 victims with serious burns were rushed to the main referral hospital in Kampala, police said.
Visitors were being turned away by police and security officials who said doctors and nurses there had been overwhelmed by the number of casualties from the gas explosion.
Musa Ecweru, the Ugandan minister for disaster preparedness, described the incident as an avoidable “calamity,” saying it was unfortunate that some people had failed to learn from past mistakes.
“We have always told our people to stay away from trucks that involve inflammable products such as petrol,” he said, adding, “We thought they would learn from the lessons of the past.”
Websource:The Himalayan Times
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Date:2013-06-30
Country:Cambodia