A truck carrying petrol has exploded in northern Haiti, killing more than 50 people and injuring dozens of others. 9News
It is the latest disaster to hit a country where troubles deepened greatly this year.
Dozens of bodies lay near the explosion site as some people used buckets to scoop up petrol from the truck and the street to take back to their homes, Dave Larose, a civil engineer who works in Cap-Haitien, told The Associated Press. The civil engineer told The Associated Press he was driving when he saw ambulances and a crowd of people gathered along a road about 1am.Officials believed the blast occurred after the petrol truck overturned after apparently trying to avoid hitting a motorcycle, Patrick Almonor, deputy mayor of Cap-Haitien, told The Associated Press.
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