Jaipur, Dec 26 || One more person who suffered critical burn injuries in the December 20 tanker fire incident in Jaipur succumbed during treatment at Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, taking the death toll to 19.
Dr Rakesh Jain, a doctor at SMS Hospital, reported that 28-year-old Lalaram, who had sustained 60 per cent burns, was on a ventilator after sustaining injuries in the accident; however, he passed away at around 9.20 a.m.
"Currently, 20 severely injured patients are being treated in the hospital's burn ward, with three of them on ventilators. Lalaram’s body has been placed in the hospital mortuary and will be handed over to his family following a post-mortem examination by a medical board," said Dr Jain.
The fatalities from the Jaipur-Ajmer highway accident have been rising. On Wednesday, three patients succumbed to their injuries, following two deaths on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, five patients were discharged -- three on December 23 and two on December 24.