Saudi Arabia fuel truck Riyadh crash deaths reported
Several people are reported to have been killed when a fuel truck crashed and exploded in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
Witnesses reported huge damage to the surrounding area, with cars and buildings engulfed in the blaze. Officials said there had been fatalities, but it is not clear how many have died.
A witness at the scene told the Reuters news agency he had seen at least 10 bodies.
Arabic television station al-Jazeera has also reported at least 10 deaths and dozens more injured.
Television pictures appeared to show charred bodies in the wreckage of cars caught in the blast.
Witnesses also said that an adjacent building had all but collapsed.
The death toll is expected to rise further as rescue crew continue to search through burned-out vehicles and the rubble.
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