An LPG tanker collided with a truck on a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on December 20, sparking a massive fire.

The death toll in a tanker-fire incident in Rajasthan has gone up to 19 with another man succumbing to his severe burn injuries at the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) hospital in Jaipur on Thursday (December 26, 2024).

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Three persons succumbed to the injuries on Wednesday. A few patients likely to get discharged from hospital today

The death toll from the December 20 LPG tanker fire on Jaipur-Ajmer highway has risen to 19, with 20 severely injured patients still undergoing treatment at SMS Hospital.

The death toll in the Jaipur tanker-truck collision reached 17 on Wednesday as a man and a woman succumbed to their injuries in the city's SMS hospital. The accident between the truck and the LPG cylinder triggered an explosion, and a subsequent fire engulfed over three dozen vehicles plying on the Delhi-Ajmer highway.

The death toll from the LPG tanker accident on Jaipur-Ajmer national highway increased to 18, following the deaths of three additional burn victims, including a BEd student and two truck drivers. Fourteen patients remain in treatment at SMS Hospital,

The death toll in the tanker fire incident happened on last Friday here has risen to 18 with one more death at the SMS Hospital, an official said.

Three more individuals, including a severely burnt woman, succumbed to their injuries on Wednesday at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, taking the death in the Jaipur LPG tanker blast to 18.

The fatal accident took place when a truck collided with an LPG tanker while attempting a U-turn near Delhi Public School at 5.25am, triggering a fireball that engulfed 34 vehicles.