The driver lost
control of the vehicle, which swerved off the road and into a ditch.
YEKATERINBURG, July
7. /TASS/. Three people were killed and five injured when a tanker truck
exploded in the Sverdlovsk Region in the Urals, the chief spokesperson for the
regional interior ministry department, Valery Gorelykh, told TASS on Sunday.
"According to
preliminary information, the driver of the Ural fuel truck, loaded with about
4.5 tonnes of fuel, headed to the town of Kytlym to refuel heavy equipment for
rock excavation. The driver permitted about seven tourists to climb on top of
the tank," he said.
"The driver lost
control of the vehicle, which swerved off the road and into a ditch. Upon
impact, the truck caught fire and exploded. According to preliminary data,
three people died and at least five more people received injuries and burns of
varying degrees and were taken to a local hospital, where they are receiving
medical assistance," Gorelykh went on, adding that the driver was among
the survivors.
The regional
emergencies service said the fire spread to the area of 10 square meters and
was put out by firefighting crews.
The incident poses no
threat to the local population or environment, rescuers said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
07-07-2019
