An oil truck tanker has exploded in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, leaving at least 22 people dead and 60 injured.

An oil truck tanker has exploded in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, leaving at least 22 people dead and 60 injured.

The vehicle is reported to have crashed into a concrete flyover to the east of the Saudi capital Riyadh, with the explosion occurring near one of the principal city’s transport arteries, at a junction on Khurays Road.

Neighboring houses and cars were damaged in the blast.

More casualties are feared as it took several hours for firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

No terrorist connections to the blast are suspected, with police basing this on witness accounts.