More than 20 cars were overturned, suddenly! Explosion area in the center of Johannesburg, South Africa | accident | car
On the 19th local time, an explosion occurred in the center of Johannesburg, South Africa, causing a large area of road collapse and more than 20 cars being overturned. According to Agence France Presse, as of now, the accident has caused one death and 48 injuries, and the specific cause is still under investigation.
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On the evening of the 19th local time during peak hours, a loud noise was heard on a street in the center of Johannesburg. Subsequently, a large area of road collapse occurred, and more than 20 cars were affected by the explosion and road collapse, causing them to roll over or overturn. Some cars even slid into the cracks caused by the explosion.
The Johannesburg City Government stated that the explosion affected a total of 5 neighborhoods. Due to concerns about a second explosion and the risk of building collapse, residents have been evacuated from the affected areas.
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Mputi, shop owner near the incident: At about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, we heard an explosion. At that time, we didn't know what happened. But we saw the car fly and then hit the ground, it was a disaster, a mess.
The government of Hauteng Province, where Johannesburg is located, stated that the accident was suspected to have been caused by an underground gas explosion, but it is currently unclear whether the gas came from a leak in the city's underground pipeline or from other unidentified sources.
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However, according to the Associated Press, a natural gas supplier in Johannesburg stated in a statement that there has been no interruption in natural gas supply in the affected area, and investigators have not found any natural gas leaks, inferring that the cause of the explosion is unlikely to be due to its pipeline.