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Saudi Arabia fuel truck Riyadh crash deaths reported Saudi Arabia fuel truck crash kills 22 in Riyadh
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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. At least 22 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. The explosion occurred under a flyover at an intersection in the east of the city.
Officials said there had been fatalities, but it is not clear how many have died. State television quoted an official saying that 111 people were also injured in the explosion.
A witness at the scene told the Reuters news agency he had seen at least 10 bodies. It engulfed surrounding cars and caused one extensive damage to a building in an industrial area nearby.
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.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. Witnesses suggested the explosion occurred after the tanker collided with one of the flyover's supports.
The death toll is expected to rise further as rescue crew continue to search through burned-out vehicles and the rubble. Rescue crews are continuing to search through the burned-out vehicles and rubble.