Two dead in explosion after car ruptures CO2 tank.

OPP say two people are dead after their car struck a tank filled with carbon dioxide in Leamington, ON causing an explosion.

The pair was driving shortly after midnight Sunday when their car crashed into a cement barrier and ruptured the large tank filled with CO2, which was on a greenhouse property.

There was an explosion, followed by a fire, and both people in the car died at the scene.Police say the investigation is ongoing.