Tag Archives: TANKER

A tanker driver’s mate mistaken to be an armed robber lynched in Wulugu

Residents of Wulugu in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region upon a robbery attack in the community today Sunday, January 17 mistakenly burnt a tanker driver mate to ashes using car tyres. This was after a robbery incident which occurred in the morning of Sunday around 9 …

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Fuel Tanker crashes at Nkawkaw, driver dead

A 28-year-old fuel tanker driver, Issah Salifu, has been confirmed dead while two others are in critical condition in a crash near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The deceased driver of the Fuel tanker Vehicle Issah Salifu was driving DAF CF Fuel tanker with registration number GT 7529-15 with two-persons …

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VIDEO+PHOTOS: Fire guts diesel tanker at Obuasi

A diesel tanker was up in flames last night at Hemang near Jacobu on the Obuasi Anhwiankwanta highway around 7:pm on Thursday. According to residents in the area, the tanker experienced a tyre blast, and the rims after friction with the tarred road sparked fire. The fire blazed hot, affected …

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BREAKING NEWS: Petrol tanker catches fire [VIDEO&PHOTOS]

A truck assistant sustained critical injuries, a driver was hospitalised for minor injuries and an additional two drivers escaped uninjured when three trucks collided on the N3 northbound, between the Van Buuren on-ramp and Gillooly’s interchange in Bedfordview on Monday. According to Ekurhuleni Emergency Services spokesperson William Ntladi, a call …

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Tanker Drivers Union chairman allegedly missing

The Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union, George Nyaunu is reportedly missing. This according to the Vice Chairman of the Union chairman, Sunday Alabi According to him, the chairman went missing at 5 pm yesterday, Thursday, October 22, 2020. The Vice Chairman claims there have been threats …

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Fuel tanker kills 3 in a gory accident

Reports reaching MyNewsGh.com indicates that three persons have been killed in yet another accident that happened at Amasaman in Accra. The accident that happened on the night of Thursday October 15, 2020 was between a saloon car and a fuel tanker. Eye witness at the scene say the fuel tanker was trying …

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Tanker drivers declare sit down strike

The Fuel Tanker Drivers Association operating at the Buipe depot in the Savannah region has declared an indefinite sit down strike over the refusal of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport, BOST management to fix malfunctioning loading meters at the depot. While protesting over the issue, the drivers on Monday, …

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Students, teachers flee as gas tanker catches fire

Students and Teachers of the Presbyterian Senior High School in Akuapem Mampong in the Eastern Region fled from the school Friday when a gas tanker truck filled with Liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) caught fire in front of the school. The gas tanker carrying LPG from Tema to be discharged at …

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Driver, passersby save fuel tanker from near-explosion

The vigilance of a tanker driver and his mate together with help from passersby prevented what could have been a deadly explosion at Anloga Junction in the Oforikrom Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The tanker, with registration number GT 4796-12, carrying 52,000 litres of petrol from Accra toward the BOST …

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PHOTOS: Tanker explosion kills dozens in Nigeria

A tanker explosion which reportedly happened near Koko junction section of the Benin/Sapele Expressway, Ethiope West Council area of Delta state on Wednesday has reportedly burnt atleast 17 people to death. We learnt that four vehicles reportedly got destroyed in the incident. Multiple sources said the sad incident occured around 8am …

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