Thirteen persons were killed and at least four injured when a truck rammed into a bus near Sirohi in southern Rajasthan early on Thursday morning, whereas Thirteen people, including seven women, were killed on the spot, while 30 others were injured when a tractor-trolley in which they were travelling collided with a truck laden with gravel bags on a hilly terrain in Bandore town at Bhilwara,
In the Bhilwara mishap, three of the seriously injured have been rushed to a government hospital in Ajmer, while others to various hospitals in Bhilwara, Beawar, and Asind, the SHO of Bandore said.
“Prima facie it looks like a case of speeding and negligent driving. But we can only arrive at a definite conclusion after detailed investigation,” the police official said.
The deceased were identified Rukma, Lehari, Kamla, Jeti, Kali, Sohani, Laxmi, Seema, Devilal, Dinesh, Ramdeo, Madan and Dhana Singh. The bodies were kept in the mortuary.
About 45 people of Gurjar community were returning after a family event from Gopalpura to Bajunda in a tractor-trolley when the truck coming from the opposite direction collided with it at Vijay Nagar circle in Bandore Thana area, the SHO said.
The second accident occurred when the bus driver had an altercation with a truck driver and parked the vehicle in the middle of the Sirohi-Pali-Jodhpur highway and passengers got down the bus. Another speeding truck coming from the opposite side mowed them down, Sirohi SP Sandeep Singh Chouhan said.
Of these, nine passengers were killed on the spot and four died on way to Udaipur, the SP said, adding that the three injured were critical. The deceased, all males, are yet to be identified.
The state government has announced compensation of Rs 50,000 each for the next of kin of the deceased, Rs 5,000-10,000 each for the injured.
