TASHKENT, Aug 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – An explosion of a gas cylinder in a bus, killed six people and injured 16 more, in central Uzbekistan, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said, yesterday.
The blast occurred at a gas station, in the Akaltyn district of the Syrdarya region, yesterday afternoon. The bus explosion happened after refuelling, the ministry said in a report.
A preliminary investigation into the accident is underway, it said.– NNN-XINHUA