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Friday 18 Sep 2015 - 14:17 Makkah mean time-5-12-1436
Juba, (IINA) - A regional official of South Sudan said on Friday that at least 182 people were killed in South Sudan when an oil tanker that had crashed exploded as people were scooping up the fuel, according to media reports.
The incident took place on Wednesday when the tanker was being transitioned from the Capital Juba to the town of Maridi, which lies 250 kilometers to the west of Juba.
According to the Guardian, such incidents have happened before in Africa where oil tankers often have to travel long distances along potholed roads or pass through poor communities.
AFP reported that South Sudan is in the grip of a dire economic crisis sparked by over 21-months of civil war, which has caused rampant inflation and soaring prices of basic needs such as food and fuel.
AG/IINA
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