A truck loaded with LPG cylinders burst into flames after colliding with another truck on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway late on Tuesday, police said.

The impact caused several gas cylinders to explode, triggering a series of blasts that affected nearby vehicles. The fire and explosions could be seen and heard from kilometres away.

Police teams and fire tenders rushed to the spot near the Dudu area, while traffic movement on the highway has been suspended.

CM orders administration to ensure proper treatment

Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma said that the district administration has been ordered to ensure proper treatment of the injured. “The accident of a fire breaking out in a truck loaded with gas cylinders on the Jaipur–Ajmer National Highway in the Mozmabad police station area of Jaipur

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