By Adry Torres For Dailymail. A fuel tanker explosion on a highway in Colombia left 11 people dead and injured 52 after they were captured on video attempting to steal oil. The tanker overturned and landed on the side in a grass field. A truck with 5, gallons of gasoline exploded in Colombia on Monday. Authorities said 11 have died. Firefighter stands near the charred fuel tanker that exploded near a highway in Magdalena, Colombia on Monday. The driver told Colombian news outlet Noticias RCN that he tried to avoid running over a large caiman when he lost control of the truck, which overturned.
However, he was shouted down and told 'not to get involved' while they were banging on a valve with a pipe to extract the gasoline. Residents try to flee the burning fuel tanker after it exploded while they were trying to extract oil after the truck crashed on the side of a road in Colombia on Monday.
Police officers set up a perimeter control following the explosion of a fuel tanker in Colombia. The National Police said at least people were present at the scene. He recalled turning his back away from the truck and felt the impact of the explosion. The video footage showed several individuals running for help while their bodies were engulfed in flames.
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