China: 26 dead after explosion of truck transporting fireworks on highway

Posted on February 1, 2013 • Filed under: Asia, Travel News

guardian.co.uk reported a truck transporting fireworks in the lead up to Chinese New Year celebrations has exploded on a highway in central China. A truck carrying fireworks in central China exploded on Friday morning, destroying an expressway bridge and killing at least 26 people. The explosion occurred on national expressway G30 near the city of Sanmenxia in central Henan province at about 8.52am, according to the state-run China Daily… Read Article

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