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Is your camping stove secure and leak tight?
A driver and his woman passenger had a narrow escape when a lorry exploded
on the A20 near Dover.
The incident happened on a stretch of the road between Aycliff and
Capel-le-ferne. Dover fire crews say they believe a camping stove in
the back of the driver's cab had been leaking gas.
As the woman passenger lit a cigarette the gas exploded. The driver
managed to bring the lorry to a halt at the side of the road.
Fire-fighters said the woman passenger leapt out of the cab just after
the explosion. As the lorry was a left-hand drive, she fell out of the
cab onto the fast lane of the road.
Ambulance crews treated the couple at the scene. They were later taken
to hospital with minor injuries. The woman passenger had hurt her arm
after falling out of the cab.
Report From Dover Murcury |
