At least 11 people died and 12 others were injured after a trailer hit a stationary bus on the Jaipur-Agra Highway near the Hantra village here, police said on September 13.
“11 people died and 12 people were injured after a trailer collided with a stationary bus. The incident took place on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway near the Hantra village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur. The passengers were heading to Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura from Gujarat’s Bhavnagar. The bus was standing on the highway while its repairing work was going on. Some passengers were in the bus while some were standing outside when the collision took place”, said Mridul Kachawa, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharatpur.
The bodies have been kept in a mortuary and the injured were admitted to the RBM hospital in Bharatpur district, the SP added.
Further details are awaited.
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot expressed his grief on Bharatpur accident. Taking to X, he said, “The death of 11 people in the collision between a bus and a trailer of devotees who had come on a religious pilgrimage from Gujarat in Bharatpur is extremely sad. Police-administration is on the spot and the injured have been taken to the hospital for treatment. I pray to God to give peace to the souls of all the deceased and courage to the families. May God give speedy recovery to all the injured.”
भरतपुर में गुजरात से धार्मिक यात्रा आए श्रद्धालुओं की बस और ट्रेलर की टक्कर में 11 लोगों की मृत्यु अत्यंत दुखद है। पुलिस-प्रशासन मौके पर है एवं घायलों को उपचार के लिए अस्पताल ले जाया गया है।
मैं ईश्वर से सभी दिवंगतजनों की आत्मा की शांति एवं परिजनों को हिम्मत देने की प्रार्थना…
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 13, 2023
(with inputs from ANI)
