A speeding car rammed into an oil tanker, causing the tanker to explode into a ball of fire on the Makkah-Jeddah expressway. At least ten more vehicles also caught fire, but miraculously there were no fatalities or burn injuries, according to the local authorities.
A video posted to the Makkah region’s official Twitter account showed cars driving by a raging fire stretching across the central divide of the highway. Shortly after, vehicles were diverted away from the scene.
Civil Defense teams at the site eventually managed to control the fire, authorities announce soon after 2 a.m. on Tuesday.
The highway, also known as the Haramain Expressway, is the key route into the holy city of Makkah from the west.