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Truck loses control in packed tunnel and explodes

Shocking CCTV has revealed the moment a truck carrying paint thinner crashed in a packed tunnel in South Korea and then exploded.

The horrific blast injured 21 people and saw eleven other vehicles caught alight in the freak crash, miraculously there were no fatalities.

The truck loses control in the tunnel. Photo: YouTube
The truck loses control in the tunnel. Photo: YouTube

The footage shows the truck driver lose control as the vehicle goes up onto two wheels and veer off to the side of the road, break pedal firmly pressed.

Traffic is shown building up in the two-lane Sangju tunnel near the city of Changwon in Korea.

Everything looks normal in the tunnel and then the truck is seen plummeting through, losing control.

For a few seconds nothing happens but then the paint thinner ignites, causing the whole tunnel to light up.

The truck was carrying paint thinner that caused the explosion. Photo: YouTube
The truck was carrying paint thinner that caused the explosion. Photo: YouTube

The truck is then engulfed in a huge ball of flames, which then sparks explosions in the neighbouring vehicles.

The Korea Highway Corporation and the police closed the tunnel for at least six hours.