At least nine people were burned to death after they tried to siphon fuel from a truck that lost control and overturned, police said on tonight.
"A petrol truck was trying to climb a hill but it instead started reversing and overturned," Athanasio Munyagia, a senior police officer said. "Nine people have died."
He said the nine were burned beyond recognition while about ten others had been taken to hospital with severe injuries.
Another senior police officer said bystanders had started to scramble for fuel which was seeping from the truck in the darkness.
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It was not clear what had then ignited the fire, hesaid.