Southern Russia: 3 die in highway explosion

3 May, 2007 10:11 / Updated 17 years ago

Three people have been killed in the Samara region of southern Russia after a gas canister exploded in a mini van on a highway. The explosion took place when the van crashed into a truck performing road works.

Witnesses report that 14 people were in the mini van at the time of the accident.  Injured have been taken to local hospitals.