A truck which was carrying fireworks ahead of Chinese New Year celebrations exploded Friday on a bridge in central China resulting in killing at least 26 people as it sent vehicles throwing them dozens of meters (yards) to the ground.

Moreover, as a result of the blast a bridge outside the city of Sanmenxia was destroyed. As informed by the China National Radio, emergency crews closed the highway at the accident site, which reported the death toll of 26.

(AW:Samrat Biswas)