At least four people died and 50 were injured after a tanker truck exploded on a highway in east China’s Zhejiang province, the CCTV network reported.
The accident occurred this June 13 at around 16.40 local time (8.40 GMT).
Four people were killed and over 50 others injured when an oil tanker exploded on an expressway in East #China''s #Zhejiang province on Saturday. https://t.co/y2VVm8z1e8 pic.twitter.com/hwzWoKERZH
— Atlantide (@Atlantide4world) June 13, 2020
At the moment it is unknown what the truck was carrying and what caused the explosion.
After the explosion, the cistern flew at least several hundred meters over three and four-story buildings.
The chain also reported that the explosive wave destroyed several buildings in the town of Dasi, located near the accident area, causing many people to be trapped under the rubble.
Firefighters, rescuers, doctors and security forces agents arrived on the scene.