Argus News - Massive Explosion On Jaipur-Ajmer Highway After Tanker Collision, One Killed

Jaipur, Oct 8: A person was burnt alive after a truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire following a collision with a tanker on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Tuesday night.

According to reports, a chemical tanker collided with a truck loaded with LPG cylinders on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, near Mokhampura in the Dudu area of Jaipur on Tuesday night.

The collision triggered a massive fire in the tanker’s cabin, which was filled with flammable chemicals, resulting in a series of powerful explosions as the gas cylinders ignited. More than 100 cylinders exploded one after another, with some landing in nearby fields as far as 500 meters away.

The deafening blasts were reportedly heard up to 10 kilometres away. The explosions continued intermittently for nearly two hours.

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Tragically, one person was burned alive in the accident.

Twelve fire engines worked for over three hours to bring the blaze under control.

The truck was carrying approximately 330 cylinders at the time of the collision.

According to an eyewitness, the tanker driver appeared to lose control after spotting an RTO vehicle and swerved toward a roadside dhaba, where he crashed into the parked gas truck.

In the aftermath, traffic on both sides of the highway was halted, causing major disruption. The highway was reopened to traffic around 4.30 a.m. on Wednesday, after being closed for more than six hours. This truck carrying LPG cylinders was parked near the Sawarda culvert on the highway when a speeding chemical tanker crashed into it.