Viral video shows gas canisters exploding after the non-electric truck carrying them crashed - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
July 31, 2023
A video showing what appears to be multiple explosions from a vehicle on the road is being widely shared on social media, with a claim that the visuals depict the aftermath of a collision between two electric vehicles. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals showing multiple explosions due to the collision between two electric vehicles.
Fact: The viral video shows a continuous explosion of propane gas canisters when a truck carrying them collided with a bus in Moscow in 2013. According to the news reports, neither the truck nor the bus was electric. Fortunately, no casualties were reported. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Using a reverse image search, we were able to locate the full video uploaded on YouTube in 2017, which provides the scenes leading up to the accident. The video captures a truck carrying gas canisters colliding with other vehicles, resulting in the gas canisters catching fire. Some of the canisters also fell onto the road and ignite.
Taking a cue from this, further research led us to various news reports (here, here, here, and here) regarding this accident. According to these reports, the incident occurred in July 2013 on the ring road in Moscow, Russia. An Isuzu truck, carrying 119 propane gas canisters, collided with a regular passenger bus. The impact resulted in the truck exploding, causing the gas canisters to detonate repeatedly, as depicted in the viral video. The accident had a fortunate outcome, as everyone, including the truck driver, survived.
Furthermore, none of the news reports mentions that the truck or the bus involved in the accident was electric. It’s worth noting that Isuzu did not have an all-electric truck model back in 2013, and electric buses were only introduced in Moscow in 2018.
To sum it up, the viral video shows propane gas canisters continuously detonating due to the collision between a non-electric truck carrying them and a non-electric bus in Moscow in 2013.