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One idiosyncratic was charred to decease aft a tanker transporting an inflammable substance overturned and burst into flames connected a agelong of National Highway-48 successful Rajasthan’s Jalore territory connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026), constabulary said.
The incidental took spot adjacent the Sinwara overbridge connected the Jaisalmer-Jamnagar road agelong erstwhile the Bharat Petroleum tanker – travelling from Barmer to Sanchore – overturned, causing the flammable substance to spill and ignite.
Police said the occurrence dispersed implicit respective metres connected the highway, starring to disruption of postulation connected 1 carriageway. While 1 idiosyncratic successful the tanker was burnt alive, different managed to flight successful time.
Administrative officials and constabulary teams from the section outpost rushed to the spot aft receiving information. A occurrence brigade squad from Sanchore was pressed to douse the flames.
Chittalwana Station House Officer Bhanwar Lal said the quality of the flammable substance which the tanker was carrying is yet to beryllium ascertained.
The tanker, bearing a Gujarat registration number, belongs to Bharat Petroleum, helium said, adding that further probe is underway.
