The vehicle had earlier been involved in a crash and everyone in the surrounding area was safely evacuated before the blast.

A fuel tanker exploded in Italy, sending a mushroom-shaped fire cloud into the sky. Footage shows the blast triggering a fireball that rose onto the highway near the town of Teano in Caserta province ...

A tanker truck carrying liquid gas exploded on the Italian A1 motorway. It had previously collided with another truck.