According to authorities, a trailer truck collided with a bus on the Jaipur-Agra Highway close to Hantra in the Bharatpur district on Wednesday, killing 11 persons and injuring 12.
The bus was traveling from Bhavnagar, in Gujarat, to Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh, when the accident happened, according to SP Bharatpur, Mridul Kachawa.They came from Dihor in Bhav Nagar, Gujarat.
The trailer struck the bus from behind while it was halted at the Antra overpass in the Lakhanpur neighborhood. According to authorities, six women and five males passed away instantly.
The dead have been named as Antu, Nandram, Lallu, Bharat, Lalji, his wife Madhuben, Ambaben, Kambuben, Ramuben, Anjuben, and Madhuben—the spouse of one Arvind, according to the police control room.
Ashok Gehlot, the chief minister of Rajasthan, sent his sympathies to the families of the dead.
A vehicle collided with a bus on Tuesday night in the Hanumangarh area of Rajasthan, resulting in four fatalities and one injury.
The incident happened inside the confines of the Hanumangarh Town Police Station, close to Lakhowali.
According to the police, the dead were named as Nandram Jat (70), Neetu Jat (60), Deepu Jat (13) and Arjun Jat (40). The district hospital was offering medical attention to the wounded.