In a tragic incident on Friday afternoon, at least six people, including two small children, died when a private sleeper bus collided with a trailer truck in Rajasthan’s Balotra district. The high-speed crash occurred on Jodhpur-Barmer National Highway near Sarwadi, which left several others critically injured.
The Incident: A Speed Record High-Speed Collision at NH-25
The accident reportedly occurred at around 4:00 PM today. Police said the private sleeper bus was traveling from Jodhpur to Sanchore. The driver’s side of the bus crashed into a trailer truck on its way to Jodhpur, as preliminary reports from Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashok Kumar indicated.
There was so heavy an impact that the entire right side of the bus was ripped open and the front portion crushed completely. Eyewitnesses said the mayhem was so chaotic that passengers were trapped inside the vehicle’s mangled remains.
#WATCH | Jodhpur, Rajasthan: 6 people died after a bus met with an accident near Balotra.
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Casualties and Identification
There are six fatalities at the scene, officials confirmed. Two little brothers, aged three and six, are among the dead and are from Jalore district. The victims have been identified as:
- Narpat Kumar (50), who is from the town of Chitalwana.
- Naga Ram (38), the resident of Sayla.
- Anusha (22), resident of Danta.
- Shivraj (3); Yuvraj (6), sons of Dharuram who lives in Bagoda.
The identified victims were all within the Jalore district. Their bodies have been transferred to Nahata Hospital, Balotra mortuary, for performing post-mortem examinations.
Operation Rescue and Medical Response
Residents of the area were among the few who reached the area first, assisting the survivors to exit through the emergency windows, before the police from the Kalyanpur and Pachpadra stations arrived. The wreckage had trapped people in it, and heavy machinery and gas cutters had to be used by rescue teams.
Injury Update:
The local medical facilities were contacted and nine people were rushed to the nearest medical facility. Four critically ill passengers were referred to MDM Hospital, Jodhpur for advanced trauma care. Five are receiving treatment at the Kalyanpur Community Health Centre.
We interrupt traffic and investigate further
The crash caused a huge gridlock on the busy Jodhpur-Barmer highway, and people were forced to park their cars for several kilometers in traffic. The officials were left to clear the rubble in order for traffic to move again, and it took them several hours to clear the debris with cranes. The Balotra authorities have picked up a case and now they are questioning the trailer driver.
Authorities are investigating overspeeding and negligence as the two primary causes of the crash. The complaints of local people regarding the safety regulations and driving hours of the private travel company itself are further increasing; and they are looking for a total investigation. The chief minister of Rajasthan, Bhajan Lal Sharma, expressed his deep condolences following the disaster and directed officials of the district to provide the best medical treatment for the survivors.
