BREAKING: PETROL TANKER HITS EDGE OF NIGER BRIDGE SPILLS CONTENT ON BRIDGE

A petrol tanker this Wednesday has spilled it's content at the River Niger bridge, Onitsha in Anambra state.

The truck was said to have hit the edge rail of the bridge while attempting to make a U-turn on the bridge.

The State Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Pascal Anigbo, confirmed the incident, saying the Fire Service has already been contacted while the FRSC officials were at the scene controlling traffic.

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