Trucker airlifted to hospital after gas canister cabin explosion

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Another lorry driver has had to receive hospital treatment following the use of a gas canister inside the cabin. Fortunately, the truck driver's life is not in danger despite the severity of the explosion, which was caught on CCTV.

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Photo: harry_nl / Flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (illustrative image of Dutch air ambulance)

According to Dutch road transport website Transport Online, the accident occurred on Saturday evening around 7:30 in the town of Geleen.

The cabin of a truck was completely destroyed after an explosion believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder.

The driver, who was in the cabin at the time, miraculously survived and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. His condition was not life-threatening according to the police.

Photos shared online show the extent of the damage caused by the explosion.

Flinke explosie in vrachtwagen#geleen #kampstraat pic.twitter.com/cgcC7kM0vV

— Lou Dutch (@dutch_lou) September 17, 2022

A video uploaded to Facebook also shows CCTV footage that captured the explosion.

Photo: harry_nl / Flickr / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 (illustrative image of Dutch air ambulance)