Kudu - UPI
A mass burial was conducted for 20 people who burned to death when a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in Nigeria, officials said. Witnesses said the tanker\'s driver apparently lost control of the vehicle as it rounded a curve in the road near the village of Kudu in northern Nigeria Tuesday, the Nigerian Tribune reported. One of the victims was a police officer who died while trying to rescue people trapped by the explosion, officials said. Village leaders said several people were hospitalized and several houses were destroyed.