The fire from the tanker spread to other cars on the highway
The incident happened near Chandwaji, about 40 kilometres from Jaipur.
Eyewitnesses say some vehicles collided with each other on National Highway 8 due to an accident and then a tanker carrying chemical Butonil, coming from the back, rammed the stalled vehicles and burst into flames.
Due to the explosion, other vehicles on the road also caught fire.
More details are awaited.
