caused a jam at an unusual place, causing the tanker driver to brake suddenly, fail, and crash. The State Police emphatically deny this charge, instead insisting that the jam was due to roadworks, and that there was not one single police officer in the district at the time of the crash. What is certain, is that when a police car did arrive at the still blazing accident site shortly after the crash, and was attacked by a furious mob, set alight and destroyed, the four occupants escaping only after receiving a beating. A police statement said that: See also List of explosions External links BBC News Report "The Namibian" News Report Explosions in 2000 Fires in Nigeria Road incidents in Nigeria 2000 road incidents 2000 in Nigeria 2000 fires in Africa Tanker explosions November 2000 events in Nigeria 2000 disasters in Nigeria