• By Priyanka Koul
  • Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:58 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Jaipur-Ajmer Highway Blast: A truck carrying around 200 LPG cylinders caught fire following a collision with a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Tuesday night, leaving one dead and several injured.

The collision triggered multiple explosions as the gas cylinders began to burst. Some exploded cylinders were seen several meters away from the spot. Flames and explosions were visible and audible from several kilometres away.

IG Jaipur Rahul Prakash said that two to three persons, including the tanker driver, were injured in the incident.

CMHO Jaipur-I Ravi Shekhawat said that as per the initial information, the driver of the offending vehicle was taken to a nearby hospital for primary treatment. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa, who reached the spot on Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma's directions, said that the situation was under control and no casualties had been reported yet.

Police officers and fire brigades reached the site near the Dudu area, and traffic on the highway was halted.

Bairwa told the reporters that drivers and cleaners of the trucks were missing. The police and administration are trying to locate them.

"There is no information on the casualty yet," he said. Senior police and district administrations are also present at the spot.

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"As per the initial information, one man was given primary treatment in a hospital in Dudu," he said.

Meanwhile, eyewitnesses said that the truck transporting LPG cylinders was parked outside a roadside hotel and its driver had gone for a meal. "A tanker hit the truck carrying LPG cylinders from behind. The driver of the tanker was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries," Vinod, an eyewitness, told reporters.

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Rajasthan CM Reacts

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has expressed concerns over a massive fire that engulfed three vehicles on the Ajmer Expressway near Mauzamabad tehsil in Jaipur on Tuesday night.

The driver and conductor of the vehicle carrying gas cylinders were rushed to the hospital.

CM Sharma stated that the disaster management teams remain engaged in conducting rescue operations. He added that the administration has been instructed to ensure that proper treatment is provided for the injured.

"The accident of a fire breaking out in a truck loaded with gas cylinders on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway in the Mauzamabad police station area of Jaipur Rural is extremely tragic. Fire brigade and disaster management teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations at the incident site," the Rajasthan CM posted on X.

"Instructions have been given to the district administration to ensure proper treatment for the injured and to provide all possible assistance to those affected. I pray to God for the safety and well-being of all citizens affected by this heart-wrenching incident," he added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa told ANI that the driver and conductor of the vehicle carrying gas cylinders were rushed to the hospital. He said the accident brought traffic on the highway to a halt.

(With inputs from agencies)