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INCIDENT LOG ROAD/RAIL/AIR INCIDENTS Date
Location
2/6/21
8/6/21
Vehicle Type
Details
Source
Abuja, road tanker LPG Nigeria
Road tanker with “cooking gas” collided with car due to speeding; two people in tanker died in crash, four others in both vehicles badly hurt; trailer detached from cab, nearly fell off flyover; gas had to be transferred
Independ’t
Ellampillai, road tanker methanol Tamil Nadu, India
Road tanker with 30 t methanol from Kochi overturned late at night after driver lost control; fire crews sprayed foam onto wrecked vehicle to prevent fire; driver escaped unhurt; no report of leak
The Hindu
13/6/21 Asansol, road tanker oil W Bengal, India
Road tanker heading for Raniganj collided with truck carrying medicines from Kolkata; fire broke out after crash; at least three people in the two vehicles were trapped, burned to death
India TV
13/6/21 Burewala, road tanker — Punjab, Pakistan
Two people suffered serious burn injured when oil tanker ruptured during repair work, leading to fire; likely that tanker had not been properly cleaned before work started, though no indication of previous cargo
Urdu Point
14/6/21 Nalasopara, road tanker oil Maharashtra, India
Oil tanker heading for Ahmedabad crashed into container truck on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway, bursting into flames; both drivers suffered burn injuries, tanker driver critically hurt; both vehicles destroyed in blaze
Times of India
14/6/21 Samarkand, road tanker LPG Uzbekistan
Gas tanker exploded during discharge of LPG at filling station; driver and employee of station killed in blast; cause under investigation
Xinhua
16/6/21 Idiroko, road tanker gasoline Ogun, Nigeria
At least seven people died after bus collided with road tanker at Ajilete on Idiroko expressway; bus said to be speeding, ran into rear of tanker with 33 m3 gasoline while climbing slippery hill; two others badly injured
Vanguard
17/6/21 Pohri, road tanker gasoline MP, India
Road tanker overturned due to speeding; driver was hurt in crash but locals ignored him and rushed to collect gasoline leaking from tanker; police attended but were unable to stop the looting
NDTV
17/6/21 Ikeja, road tanker LPG Lagos, Nigeria
At least nine people died after gas tanker exploded near hotel and shopping mall; gas leaking from tanker thought to have been ignited by fire in restaurant kitchen; severe damage to buildings, other vehicles
Business Day
18/6/21 Champagarh, road tanker acid Odisha, India
Road tanker with unspecified acid heading rom Brahmapur to Kolkata suffered leak while driving on NH16; fire crews arrived to contain leak; cause of leak unknown
Times of India
19/6/21 Vaijapur, road tanker diesel Maharashtra, India
Road tanker with 20 m3 diesel overturned on Aurangabad-Mumbai highway; driver, cleaner both escaped; locals arrived with drums and buckets to collect spilling fuel until police arrived four hours later
Times of India
19/6/21 Amuwo-Odofin, road tanker gasoline Lagos, Nigeria
Road tanker overturned in residential area, spilling contents and causing panic among locals, mindful of recent explosion in Ikeja; responders were on site quickly, averted fire
Daily Trust
20/6/21 Sidhi, road tanker gasoline MP, India
Road tanker overturned near NH 39 in Amdad village; tank was ruptured; locals arrived to collect spilling gasoline; police arrived but stood by and did not try to intervene; tanker was emptied before fire crews arrived
Zee News
22/6/21 Fiorenzuola d’Arda,road tanker LPG Piacenza, Italy
Road tanker with LPG, truck and private car were in rear-end collision on A1 between Piacenza and Fidenza; tanker exploded in fireball; both truck drivers killed but two people in car managed to escape
Italy24 News
22/6/21 Ogere, road tanker fuel Ogun, Nigeria
Road tanker caught fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, cause unknown; fire spread to other vehicles, was followed by explosion that destroyed six tankers, five trucks, two cars; only one injury reported
Business Day
22/6/21 Laurel, road tanker mineral oil Maryland, US
Tank truck collided with box truck on I-95; tanker overturned, spilling oil along side of road; both drivers injured in crash; six-mile tailback on highway during response
NBC
22/6/21 nr Vallejo, road tanker diesel California, US
Tank truck with 3,800 gal (14.4 m3) diesel overturned on Highway 37 near marshland; crews arrived to transfer load to another tanker; no pollution reported
CBS
24/6/21 Hancock, road tanker gasoline Michigan, US
Tank truck overturned on sharp bend on US-41, spilling unknown volume of gasoline, some reaching storm drain, which flows to Lake Superior; rest of cargo transferred, wreck righted; spill blanketed with foam
MLive
25/6/21 Ames, freight train LPG Iowa, US
27 cars of UP train derailed in downtown area of small town; some properties evacuated due to leak of LPG from some tank cars; no injuries reported; cause under investigation
STARS
2/7/21
nr Lacombe, freight train asphalt Alberta, Canada
23 cars of CP train derailed alongside Highway 2A; one was tank car with asphalt, which leaked some cargo; early report of fire was inaccurate; TSB on scene to investigate
CBC
4/7/21
Ibadan, road tanker LPG Oyo, Nigeria
Fully loaded gas tanker lost control and swerved into busy market, running over traders and crashing into stalls; several people killed, others injured; fire crews arrived promptly to prevent explosion
The Eagle
4/7/21
Ocean City, truck fireworks Maryland, US
Unintentional ignition of fireworks on back of truck ahead of Fourth of July display caused explosion that sent fireworks in all directions; several employees suffered minor injuries; safe zone prevented worse outcome
BNO News
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