<p>At least eight people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in southwestern Nigeria as residents were trying to siphon petrol out of it, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The truck was involved in an accident on Sunday night in a neighbourhood of Ondo state which caused it to veer off the road and topple on its side, the police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/11-killed-as-school-gym-roof-collapses-in-china-1240052.html">11 killed as school gym roof collapses in China</a></strong></p>.<p>"Some people went there to scoop fuel, in the process the tanker exploded," said Ondo state police spokesman Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya.</p>.<p>The price of petrol has more than tripled since the removal of a decades-old subsidy at the end of May, hitting motorists and households and small businesses who use petrol generators for power.</p>
<p>At least eight people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in southwestern Nigeria as residents were trying to siphon petrol out of it, police said on Monday.</p>.<p>The truck was involved in an accident on Sunday night in a neighbourhood of Ondo state which caused it to veer off the road and topple on its side, the police said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/11-killed-as-school-gym-roof-collapses-in-china-1240052.html">11 killed as school gym roof collapses in China</a></strong></p>.<p>"Some people went there to scoop fuel, in the process the tanker exploded," said Ondo state police spokesman Fumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya.</p>.<p>The price of petrol has more than tripled since the removal of a decades-old subsidy at the end of May, hitting motorists and households and small businesses who use petrol generators for power.</p>