Black market petrol explodes and burns pregnant woman to death

She reportedly died on Tuesday when a SUV hit her at the Navy junction in Delta State.

It was gathered that she was travelling on the motorcycle by herself when the vehicle hit her.

The impact of the collision had caused the fuel to explode the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered.

“The woman was returning from a petrol depot with a jerry can of fuel she bought when the jeep knocked down her motorcycle.

“She was personally riding the motorcycle with the jerry can placed on the tank in front of her.

“The fuel exploded in the process, and there was nothing anyone could do to save her life," a private source told NAN.

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It gathered from Mr Andrew Aniamaka, a spokesperson for the police that the driver of the SUV has been arrested.