26 die as truck carrying fireworks explodes on Chinese highway

January 31, 2013 - 8:21 PM

BEIJING, China - Chinese state media say at least 26 people have died after a truck carrying fireworks exploded on a highway in central China.

China National Radio says the explosion Friday in Henan province destroyed a highway bridge high above the ground and that many trucks fell off the bridge after the explosion.

The report says parts of the bridge were blackened in the blast.

News from © The Associated Press, 2013

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