India, Oct. 8 -- A major accident was reported on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway near Dudu village in Mauzamabad tehsil of Jaipur, where a truck carrying LPG cylinders caught fire following a collision with another truck on Tuesday night.

On the way to the accident site on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, Rajasthan deputy chief minister Prem Chand Bairwa said someone hit the truck carrying gas cylinders from behind. "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, speaking to ANI news agency.

The accident triggered a series of loud explosions, which affected several other vehicles in the vicinity as well, though the extent of damage and casua...