Fireworks truck explosion kills 26: report

At least 26 people were killed as a bridge collapsed in central China on Friday after a truck carrying fireworks exploded, state-run media reported.

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Published 1 February 2013 3:22pm

Updated 26 August 2013 10:48am

Source: AFP

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The lorry "suddenly exploded" as it crossed the expressway bridge in the central province of Henan, China National Radio said, causing sections of it to collapse and sending other vehicles plunging to the ground.

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