11 killed, 40 injured as LPG tanker hits truck and explodes
The New Indian Express Madurai|December 21, 2024
AT least 11 people were killed and 40 others seriously injured when an LPG tanker exploded after colliding with a truck near Bhankrota on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday morning.
RAJESH ASNANI @Jaipur

Over 20 of the injured suffered more than 50% burns.

Sources said the toll could go up as the condition of many of the injured is critical.

The Bharat Petroleum LPG tanker was going from Ajmer to Jaipur when the accident happened. At around 5:45 am, the tanker was attempting a U-turn near Delhi Public School on the outskirts of Jaipur when another truck rammed into it.

This story is from the December 21, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Madurai.

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