At least 92 killed after oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone

The explosion took place in the Wellington suburb of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown (AP Photo)

An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others, officials and witnesses said on Saturday.

The explosion took place late on Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east of Freetown.