Death toll in Jaipur-Ajmer highway truck fire accident rises to 20

Authorities carry out rescue operation after an LPG tanker collided with multiple vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, in Jaipur. File photo
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The death toll in the LPG tanker accident on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway rose to 20 with one more man succumbing to severe burn injuries at the SMS Hospital here on Saturday (December 28, 2024).

Confirming the death, SMS hospital superintendent Dr. Sushil Bhati said, “Seven persons are undergoing treatment at the hospital at present.” An LPG tanker collided with a truck on December 20, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno, engulfing more than 35 vehicles.

Eleven persons died on the day of the incident.