Truck accident followed by explosion in Riyadh

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Bruckner Contributor

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BrucknerContributor01 November 2012 12:39:03

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At least 22 people were killed and 111 injured after a fuel truck crashed into a concrete flyover and exploded in Riyadh early Thursday, officials said.
Lt. Gen. Saad Abdullah Al-Twaijri, director general of civil defense, said the number of casualties could increase as rescuers were still searching the rubble of a building demolished by the explosion.
The accident happened along Quraish road, one of the city's main arteries on the eastern part of the capital city.

Bruckner Contributor

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BrucknerContributor01 November 2012 12:42:09

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Crash site:

gmalou1 Serial expat

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gmalou1Serial expat01 November 2012 15:01:29

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accident????

RehabDoctor Serial expat

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RehabDoctorSerial expat01 November 2012 15:18:02

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Read in news, strange accident with significant loss.

gmalou1 Serial expat

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gmalou1Serial expat01 November 2012 15:34:41

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Maybe the driver was runing too fast

ASHRAF 1 Active member

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ASHRAF 1Active member01 November 2012 17:44:53

Hi There.

Did any one feel the shock & the huge sound this morning?....

norahn Member

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norahnMember01 November 2012 20:25:04

Ya. It was very scary.

TheLegendLeads ViP

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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

TheLegendLeadsViP01 November 2012 21:02:15

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The pics I have seen are very disturbing. I know the location very well and I think speeding there is impossible. Horrible and very tragic accident.

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saimansGuest02 November 2012 18:46:22

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Horrible crash !!

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seeker of truthViP02 November 2012 19:00:48

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May all their souls rest in peace!

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saimansGuest03 November 2012 03:21:55

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some witnesses told that gas is already leaking in the truck,

jadid Member

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jadidMember03 November 2012 11:49:54

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I think its more than accident....

Martin Fin Serial expat

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Martin FinSerial expat03 November 2012 18:35:08

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The tanker was carring LPG which is heavier than air so will flow like water but is highly explosive. If it comes in contact with any ignition source will cause a massive explosion which looks like happened the gas leaked out and then flowed into the area under the fly-over ignighting either from a cigarette or a even the spark from the ignition from a car! I fear this was a case of the poor driving standards here along with poor vehicle testing and maintenance, the perfect storm so to speak!

Ehtesham ViP

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EhteshamViP03 November 2012 19:39:18

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i heard they are blaming the driver for causing the accident and hitting some pillar....there is also a video which is showing people throwing money in the air from the safe in the destroyed building....

Ehtesham ViP

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EhteshamViP04 November 2012 15:28:53

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Latest on the explosion.....
Riyadh blast damage put at over SR 300 m

Popolocroix Serial expat

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PopolocroixSerial expat05 November 2012 10:40:31

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TheLegendLeads wrote:
The pics I have seen are very disturbing. I know the location very well and I think speeding there is impossible. Horrible and very tragic accident.

Possible if you're reckless and trying to beat up a red signal!

TheLegendLeads ViP

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"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." -- Dorothy Parker

TheLegendLeadsViP06 November 2012 16:13:08

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Honestly, this is how we drive in Riyadh now.

Popolocroix Serial expat

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PopolocroixSerial expat07 November 2012 12:50:12

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Hahaha...You can say that again, TLL!...

note : a PAK driver of the same Gas Co. who is making the delivery to our company, spoke about the incident, saying he know the driver...and somehow, he said that it might be the driver's fault for driving with knowledge that there's a leak in the truck (as to what said in the earlier news i quote "some people say that the truck is already leaking..." or something)...or should it be just the company's fault for not maintaining their trucks well? oh well, what done is done...

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