Bus Accident On Delhi-Mumbai Expressway: 30 Injured In Triple Vehicle Collision In Rajasthan's Dausa

A sleeper bus carrying pilgrims crashed into trailer in the wee hours of Thursday. The accident occurred due to poor visibility owing to dense fog.

Dausa: At least 30 passengers sustained grievous injuries after a sleeper bus collided with a trailer on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district in the wee hours of Thursday. The bus was enroute to Delhi from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh when the mishap occurred near Lahdi Ka Bas village in Dausa.

What Led To The Mishap?

As per reports, a trailer first hit a truck from behind near pillar number 148 of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, and within a second, the bus behind crashed into the trailer. Preliminary reports suggest that the accident was due to poor visibility owing to dense fog in the area. Most of the passengers, returning from pilgrimage to Ujjain Mahakal Temple, were asleep when the mishap occurred.

Receiving information, local authorities including the Nangal Rajawatan police and ambulance services from Dausa, rushed to the accident spot for rescue operation.

30 Injured, Four Critical

"Thirty passengers have sustained injuries. Four of them, whose condition is critical, have been referred to Jaipur for necessary treatment," said Dr Deepak Sharma of the Dausa District Hospital.

Dausa DSP Charul Gupta, who visited the district hospital to monitor the situation, confirmed that additional medical staff have been deployed to take care of the injured passengers. "First priority was to ensure that the injured persons received prompt medical attention. Adequate staff have been deployed to assist the injured," Gupta said.

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