At least two people died and several others were left injured in another bus tragedy in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. The bus, carrying labourers, caught fire following a cylinder blast in the third such incident in the past few days. Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa confirmed the incident.

He said the bus was coming from another state when a cylinder exploded and the vehicle got engulfed in flames. He added that the bus was carrying two LPG cylinders, which caused the explosion when it was crossing under a high-tension wire. The minister said the injured have been admitted to hospital and that an investigation into the matter is underway.

“A fire broke out in a bus filled with labourers, coming from another state. It is being said that there were 2 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 told ANI.

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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma condoled the incident, stating that the concerned authorities have been ordered 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,” Sharma wrote on X.

Second incident in Rajasthan

A few days back, twenty passengers were burnt alive and 16 were critically injured when the private bus travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur caught fire. Police said 57 passengers were onboard the bus which left Jaisalmer around 3 pm.

On the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur highway, smoke began coming out from the rear of the vehicle. The driver stopped the bus along the roadside, but within moments, the flames engulfed the vehicle, reported PTI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also expressed grief over the loss of lives and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.

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Kurnool bus tragedy

Last week, 20 people were burnt to death after a Bengaluru-bound Kaveri Travels bus, which left Hyderabad late Thursday night, caught fire near Chinnatekuru village on the outskirts of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

According to the Kurnool District Collectorate, there were 41 passengers on board when the accident occurred between 3:00 am and 3:10 am on Friday. The accident reportedly took place after a motorcycle collided with the bus, rupturing its fuel tank and triggering a massive fire.