A gas tanker collided with vehicles on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway. The collision caused a large fire. Nine people died. Fifteen people suffered critical burns. Forty-three people are in hospital. The fire affected a 300-meter stretch of highway. A search and rescue operation is underway.
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