JAIPUR: Two people died after a blast occurred in a bus carrying labourers in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Tuesday. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa confirmed the incident.
Bairwa said a fire broke out on a bus coming from another state after a LPG cylinder blast. He added that the bus was carrying two LPG cylinders, which caused the explosion when it was crossing under a high-tension wire. Bairwa said the injured have been admitted to hospital and that an investigation into the matter is under way.
Another day,another bus tragedy second in Jaipur.
This time,the bus caught fire after coming in contact with overhead electricity lines.
Untrained drivers & corruption continue to kill innocent lives.
Several feared dead/injured.
RIP to the victims.💔pic.twitter.com/KXProdS5fV
— Manu🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@mshahi0024) October 28, 2025
“A fire broke out in a bus filled with labourers, coming from another state. It is being said that there were two LPG cylinders and a blast took place in one of them… We have been informed that the bus was crossing under a high-tension wire when the incident took place. Two people have lost their lives in the incident. The injured have been shifted to a hospital. An investigation is being done on the incident”, Bairwa said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma also condoled the incident, stating that the concerned authorities have been directed to ensure proper treatment for the injured.
“The news of loss of lives in the bus accident that occurred in Manoharpur, Jaipur, is extremely heartbreaking. The concerned authorities have been directed to ensure proper treatment for the injured. I pray to the Lord that the departed souls be granted a place at His holy feet and that the injured be bestowed with swift recovery of health,” Bhajanlal Sharma wrote on X. (ANI)
