According to a statement by Sonangol, the accident happened near the town of Dange Ya Menha, 46 kilometers from the capital of Cuanza Norte, Ndalatando, and involved a truck that carried fuel (10 cubic meters of gasoline) and a car.
Allegedly, the collision caused the truck to be lost to an area where fires were being burned, resulting in an immediate fire that caused the death of the tanker driver and the three occupants of the car.
Two other people traveling in the truck were seriously injured.
Sonangol says that the causes of the accident are not yet known, and the necessary steps are being taken to ascertain the facts.