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

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JAIPUR: The death toll in a tanker fire incident in Rajasthan has risen to 19, with another man succumbing to severe burn injuries at the Sawai Man Singh (SMS)

Jaipur: Three more people, including a girl who was seriously burnt in the Jaipur LPG tanker blast, died at Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital on Wednesday. With this, the death toll in the last four days has reached 18.

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.

Two more victims of Jaipur tanker fire incident succumb to injuries, death toll rises to 17, 16 still hospitalized.