An NNPC petrol tanker yesterday ran into an ambulance conveying the corpse of Mr Eric Ikechukwu Agbachi for burial.

The accident happened yesterday morning at the police checkpoint along Taraku Otukpo Way in Benue state.

The tanker caused severe damages to the ambulance and the casket containing the remains of the deceased.

No casualty was recorded but men of the Federal Road Safety Commission quickly mobilized to the scene to control traffic.