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| Saudi Arabia fuel truck Riyadh crash deaths reported | |
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| Several people are reported to have been killed when a fuel truck crashed and exploded in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. | Several people are reported to have been killed when a fuel truck crashed and exploded in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. |
| Witnesses reported huge damage to the surrounding area, with cars and buildings engulfed in the blaze. | Witnesses reported huge damage to the surrounding area, with cars and buildings engulfed in the blaze. |
| Officials said there had been fatalities, but it is not clear how many have died. | Officials said there had been fatalities, but it is not clear how many have died. |
| A witness at the scene told the Reuters news agency he had seen at least 10 bodies. | |
| Arabic television station al-Jazeera has also reported at least 10 deaths and dozens more injured. | |
| Television pictures appeared to show charred bodies in the wreckage of cars caught in the blast. | |
| Witnesses also said that an adjacent building had all but collapsed. | |
| The death toll is expected to rise further as rescue crew continue to search through burned-out vehicles and the rubble. |