Italy explosion: 3 dead, 67 injured

At least three people were killed and 67 others wounded in an explosion on the Bologna highway of Italy.

The incident occurred when a gas tanker truck exploded, reported CNN.

According to the police, the explosion took place at Bologna Casalecchio and the junction with the A14 route from Bologna to Taranto.

CNN quoted a spokesman for the local health agency Marco Granna as saying that around 55 people were taken to the hospital for treatment of first-, second- and third-degree burns.

Two police officers were also reportedly injured in the explosion.

Police have warned public against going near the area of the explosion.