New Delhi/Jaipur (Agencies): At least 2 people have been killed in a pile-up involving 35 vehicles in Kanota on the outskirts of Jaipur.

36 people have been injured in the accident. Five of them are reported to be serious.

Initial reports put the number of dead at 16. These were based on the reporting of villagers who had witnessed the accident, according to the cops.

However, Kunwar Rastradeep, Deputy commissioner of police (East), later clarified that only two people had died in the accident.

"Two people have been killed while 5 others are serious. The total number of injured is nearly 36," the DCP said.

He said that the accident took place in the early hours due to dense fog.

"Many injured have their eyes damaged or have sustained multiple fractures," the police official said.

"The accident took place between Bassi and Kanota near Jaipur when one of the vehicle's driver applied brakes all of a sudden and hit a truck. Due to poor visibility, one after the other vehicles collided," SHO Kanota Police Station, Gauri Shankar Bohara told PTI.

He said the vehicles were coming from Bassi to Jaipur.

One of the deceased has been identified as Sahil (19) from Dausa district, police.

The accident disrupted traffic on the highway which remained jammed for nearly two hours.