VIDEO: Mini Truck with LPG Cylinders Explodes Near Bus Carrying School Children

A mini-truck carrying LPG cylinders collided with a bus carrying school students and exploded in Surat's Olpad area, Gujarat on Thursday (January 9) morning.

A series of massive explosions followed after the incident and fire broke out in both the vehicles. 

Fortunately the students inside the school bus were rescued and no casualities or injuries were reported.  The video of the LPG tanker exploding has surfaced on the internet.

Since the incident happened on  the main road, the sound of the explosion alarmed the nearby locality. The fire department were called immediately to bring the situation under control. 

"Multiple explosions after a mini truck full of LPG cylinders overturned in Surat earlier today. Children in a school bus near the accident site were evacuated safely just before the bus was engulfed in flames. No injuries or casualties reported," reported ANI via twitter. 

#WATCH Multiple explosions after a mini truck full of LPG cylinders overturned in Surat earlier today. Children in a school bus near the accident site were evacuated safely just before the bus was engulfed in flames. No injuries or casualties reported. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/kJYZmEtJG8

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2020