Ninety-nine killed in fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital

People look at fire blaze following a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone November 5, 2021 in this still image obtained from a social media video on November 6, 2021. Facebook @FODAY.KONDEH.5/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

FREETOWN (Reuters) -At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said.

Emergency crews worked to clear the scene on Saturday in Freetown's eastern suburb of Wellington where a burnt body and the blackened shells of cars and motorbikes blocked the road following the crash, a Reuters reporter said.