Thirty seven killed in Mexico explosion
Updated 14.50 Mon Sep 10 2007
Thirty-seven people have been killed after a truck loaded with explosives crashed into another lorry in northern Mexico.
Up to 150 people were injured in the blast, which left a crater of up to 65 feet in diameter in the road in the northern state of Coahuila.
Up to 150 people were injured in the blast in the northern state of Coahuila
Three journalists were included in the dead, who had rushed to the scene of the crash as the truck exploded.
The blast was thought to be an accident.
Coahuila is a mining state where explosives are used in the coal industry.
Last year, a mining accident in Coahuila left 65 people dead.
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