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| Saudi Arabia fuel truck crash kills 22 in Riyadh | Saudi Arabia fuel truck crash kills 22 in Riyadh |
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| At least 22 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. |
| The explosion occurred under a flyover at an intersection in the east of the city. | The explosion occurred under a flyover at an intersection in the east of the city. |
| State television quoted an official saying that 111 people were also injured in the explosion. | State television quoted an official saying that 111 people were also injured in the explosion. |
| It engulfed surrounding cars and caused one extensive damage to a building in an industrial area nearby. | It engulfed surrounding cars and caused one extensive damage to a building in an industrial area nearby. |
| 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 suggested the explosion occurred after the tanker collided with one of the flyover's supports. | Witnesses suggested the explosion occurred after the tanker collided with one of the flyover's supports. |
| Rescue crews are continuing to search through the burned-out vehicles and rubble. | Rescue crews are continuing to search through the burned-out vehicles and rubble. |