2 dead, 4 injured as northern China truck collision triggers huge chemical blast

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A truck carrying ammonium nitrate collided with another vehicle on a national highway in northern China, causing a large chemical explosion that killed two people and injured four. The incident took place in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and prompted emergency response.

Two people were killed and four others injured when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate collided with another vehicle and exploded on a national highway in northern China at around noon on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua reported. Authorities in Inner Mongolia autonomous region said the blast occurred at 11.27am on a section of National Highway 331 in Xilingol League, according to the report. Officials said a truck carrying hazardous chemicals collided with another transport vehicle, leaving two...