Jaipur: As many as 12 people were injured when a bus collided with a truck in Bharatpur district on Thursday morning, police said.
Gorakhpur Bound Bus
According to the police, the bus was on its way from Surat to Gorakhpur on Agra-Jaipur National Highway No. 21 when it collided with a truck moving ahead.
More than a dozen passengers were injured in the accident. There were 40 passengers in the bus.
The driver of the bus fled the spot after the accident.
Another Accident
On 18 May, at least four people killed and eight others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a group of bystanders in Dungarpur district.
The incident took place under Sabla police station limits on Saturday.
Sabla Station House Officer (SHO) Raghuveer Singh stated that a jeep carrying a family returning from a wedding had veered off the road near the Pindawal Hilawadi bus stand on Saturday night, resulting in minor injuries to some of the passengers.
Locals gathered at the scene to assist. While the injured were being transferred into an ambulance, a speeding truck first crashed into an electricity pole and then hit several people at the site.
“During the rescue efforts, a speeding truck lost control and hit the people standing nearby. The impact of the accident was severe. Three motorcycles were trapped beneath the truck,” SHO Singh said.
The injured were immediately taken to a hospital in Sagwara, Dungarpur, where four individuals were declared dead.
Deceased Identified
The deceased have been identified as Luvji Patidar, Dayalal Patidar, Savita Patidar, and Bhavesh Patidar all residents of Bodigama Bada village.
According to the SHO, they had been returning from a wedding ceremony and had stopped to help the victims of the jeep accident.
The deceased have been identified as Luvji Patidar, Dayalal Patidar, Savita Patidar, and Bhavesh Patidar all residents of Bodigama Bada village.