Saudi Capital Rocked By Gas Tanker Explosion

A fuel tanker has exploded in the Saudi capital Riyadh killing at least 22 people and injuring 111 others.

Witnesses say the vehicle crashed into a flyover triggering an explosion that caused the collapse of a nearby building.

Adjacent buildings were also damaged as well as nearby vehicles.

Based on witness accounts officials say they do not believe there is a terrorist connection.

The civil defence department confirmed the accident occurred when a gas tanker hit a bridge causing a leak and an explosion in a heavy machinery warehouse.

"The truck driver was surprised by a road accident on its route, causing it to crash into one of the pillars of the bridge," said spokesman Captain Mohamed Hubail Hammadi.

The crash took place on a flyover in the city's industrial area.

Over a hundred emergency personnel responded to the blast.

There are fears the number of deaths will continue to rise.

"I was inside the building when the blast came. Then boom, the building collapsed," said  one survivor, Kushnoo Akhtara.

"Furniture, chairs and cabinets blasted into the room I was in."

The 55-year-old Pakistani said he was now helping to find other victims of the explosion.

"My brother is still inside under the rubble. There are lots of people in there," he said.

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