<p>New Delhi: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday to enquire about the incident and assured him of all possible support.</p><p>Modi said in a post on X, "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the accident on Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is assisting those affected." </p><p>He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000, he added.</p>.Jaipur inferno: Amit Shah speaks to Rajasthan CM.<p>Official sources said Modi spoke to Sharma to enquire about the tragic incident.</p><p>An LPG tanker collided with a truck, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno in which at least eight people were killed and nearly 40 vehicles engulfed in flames.</p><p>Of the about 35 people injured, nearly half are "very critical", Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said. </p>
<p>New Delhi: Expressing grief over the loss of lives in a road accident in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Friday to enquire about the incident and assured him of all possible support.</p><p>Modi said in a post on X, "Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in the accident on Jaipur-Ajmer highway in Rajasthan. Condolences to those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. The local administration is assisting those affected." </p><p>He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000, he added.</p>.Jaipur inferno: Amit Shah speaks to Rajasthan CM.<p>Official sources said Modi spoke to Sharma to enquire about the tragic incident.</p><p>An LPG tanker collided with a truck, sparking a massive fireball that turned a stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer highway into an inferno in which at least eight people were killed and nearly 40 vehicles engulfed in flames.</p><p>Of the about 35 people injured, nearly half are "very critical", Rajasthan Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar said. </p>