Truck explodes into huge spectacular fireball on Russian motorway

Blast: Paint truck erupts into fireball in terrifying explosion

    

This is the moment a paint truck exploded into a raging 100 metre fireball as it ripped across the Russian countryside.

Two people were injured in the explosion, with one man blasted 10 metres when the shockwave hit his house as he was filming the incident.

In the terrifying clip, the truck, parked on the roadside in Stavropol, southwest Russia, can be seen burning as black smoke rises into the sky.

Moments later a huge explosion rips through the vehicle, at which point the video becomes distorted as the man in the nearby house is thrown off balance by the blast.

Ambulance paramedic Olesya Nadezhda Kostyuk said: "We have hospitalised the injured in the regional hospital with 2nd degree burns and concussion.

"During the explosion, one man was in his house situated close to the road. [The] wave threw him 10 metres."

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Six other casualties were also treated for symptoms of poisoning from the paint fumes.

Meanwhile, a bus travelling in America suddenly combusted on the roadside earlier this week.

The driver had pulled the coach over and evacuated 47 passengers after noticing smoke was pouring from the engine.