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| Chinese fireworks truck explosion destorys bridge and kills 26 | |
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| A truck carrying fireworks in central China exploded on Friday morning, destroying an expressway bridge and killing at least 26 people. | 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, causing an 80-metre (260ft) section of the bridge to collapse and sending vehicles plummeting 30 metres to the ground. | 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, causing an 80-metre (260ft) section of the bridge to collapse and sending vehicles plummeting 30 metres to the ground. |
| At least 15 people are thought to have been injured in the accident, the Henan Commercial Newspaper reported. | At least 15 people are thought to have been injured in the accident, the Henan Commercial Newspaper reported. |
| Pictures posted online show a highway strewn with rubble, a red truck teetering on the edge of the broken highway, and a pile of wrecked vehicles on the ground far below. | Pictures posted online show a highway strewn with rubble, a red truck teetering on the edge of the broken highway, and a pile of wrecked vehicles on the ground far below. |
| Six vehicles have so far been retrieved from the debris and emergency workers have closed off the highway near the accident, according to the state newswire Xinhua. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing. | Six vehicles have so far been retrieved from the debris and emergency workers have closed off the highway near the accident, according to the state newswire Xinhua. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing. |
| Lighting fireworks is a traditional part of Chinese new year celebrations, which begin this year on 10 February. | Lighting fireworks is a traditional part of Chinese new year celebrations, which begin this year on 10 February. |