The impact of the crash triggered multiple explosions as gas cylinders began to burst, sending flames and shockwaves across the stretch. The blaze and loud explosions were visible and audible from several kilometres away, according to news agency PTI .
Police personnel and fire brigades rushed to the scene, halting traffic on both sides of the busy highway.
#WATCH | A massive fire broke out near the Sawarda culvert in the Mauzamabad area on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, after a vehicle allegedly hit a truck loaded with gas cylinders. Dy CM Dr Prem Chand Bairwa has reached the spot. https://t.co/St6YfTI3qQ pic.twitter.com/ApbWegs0su
— ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2025
Rescue and firefighting operations continued late into the night as teams worked to bring the situation under control.
VIDEO | Jaipur: Massive fire and explosions after a gas-laden truck overturned on the Jaipur-Ajmer Highway. Further details awaited.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 7, 2025
(Source: Third Party)
(Full video available on PTI Videos –https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/UZqV1qH1Wf
Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma directed deputy chief minister Dr Prem Chand Bairwa and MLA Kailash Verma to visit the site and assess the situation.
In a post on X, he wrote, "The accident of a fire breaking out in a truck loaded with gas cylinders on the Jaipur–Ajmer National Highway in the Mauzamabad police station area of Jaipur Rural is extremely tragic. Fire brigade and disaster management teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations at the incident site."
जयपुर ग्रामीण के मोजमाबाद थाना क्षेत्र में जयपुर–अजमेर राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर गैस सिलेंडरों से भरे ट्रक में आग लगने की दुर्घटना अत्यंत दुखद है।
— Bhajanlal Sharma (@BhajanlalBjp) October 7, 2025
घटना स्थल पर फायर ब्रिगेड एवं आपदा प्रबंधन की टीमें राहत और बचाव कार्य में जुटी हुई हैं। जिला प्रशासन को घायलों के समुचित उपचार तथा…
"Instructions have been given to the district administration to ensure proper treatment for the injured and to provide all possible assistance to those affected. I pray to God for the safety and well-being of all citizens affected by this heart-wrenching incident", he further added.
Jaipur district collector and other senior officials also headed to the location, PTI reported.
Dr Bairwa, in a post on X, confirmed that relief and rescue efforts were underway near Sawarda culvert in the Mojmabad area. “Police, administration, and fire department teams are engaged in relief and rescue operations, and efforts to control the fire are ongoing,” he wrote.
Speaking to news agency ANI en route to the accident site, Dr Bairwa said that preliminary reports suggested the truck carrying gas cylinders was struck from behind by another vehicle.
“This is what caused the accident. The fire has been brought under control. According to the administration's report, there have been no casualties. Ambulance is at the spot,” he said.
#WATCH | On the way to the accident site on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, Rajasthan Dy CM Prem Chand Bairwa says, "... Someone hit the truck carrying gas cylinders from behind. This is what caused the accident. The fire has been brought under control... According to the… https://t.co/DD80IdWQoW pic.twitter.com/iqNzszOgWH
— ANI (@ANI) October 7, 2025
Speaking to ANI later, Dr Bairwa confirmed that the situation was under control but said the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident had not yet been identified. “No other details or casualties have been reported. The fire has been brought under control. The administration is working diligently,” he said.
Senior police and district administrations are also present at the spot.
Considering the situation, the SMS hospital administration was alerted, and arrangements have been made to deal with any emergency situation.
In December last year, a similar tragedy occurred on the same Jaipur-Ajmer highway when an LPG tanker collided with a truck near Bhankrota, sparking a massive fire that killed 19 people and turned a stretch of the road into an inferno.
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