Four dead including two children, 8 & 11, after car crashes into truck loaded with fireworks triggering huge blast

FOUR people have died following a catastrophic car crash that sparked pyrotechnic explosions.

Two children aged eight and 11 were killed in the crash in Vozzhaevka, a village in Russia’s Amur region when a car smashed into a truck carrying fireworks.

Four people died when a car collided with a truck loaded with fireworks triggering huge pyrotechnic explosionsCredit: East2West

Footage from the crash shows the hundreds of fireworks suddenly lighting up the night skyCredit: East2West

Thick smoke poured into the sky from what was left of the lorry and carCredit: East2West

Both vehicles were left incinerated after the crashCredit: East2West

The impact of the collision caused the truck to fall onto its side, sparking the explosions.

The lorry driver has sustained serious injuries and was rushed to hospital, reports have stated.

Footage from the incident shows the moment the night sky filled with hundreds of fireworks as smoke billows from the burning wreckage.

The damage from the exploding gunpowder plunged the village into darkness as overhead electricity cables were torched in the inferno.

Four dead including two children, 8 & 11, after car crashes into truck loaded with fireworks triggering huge blast

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