A fuel truck exploded today in the Bint Baya area near the Sabha governorate in southwestern Libya, killing seven people and injuring 51 others, authorities said. According to local sources, the truck overturned on the road, and despite warnings, citizens rushed towards the truck to collect the spilled fuel. The explosion occurred during the fuel collecting, resulting in the death and injury of citizens.
Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, instructed the Ministry of Health to monitor the conditions of the injured and to dispatch a plane to transport them.