Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], July 5 (ANI): Three people, including two women, were killed and two others injured after a private ambulance collided with an Army truck on National Highway 62 near 22 LGW village in Rajasthan’s Suratgarh early Sunday.
According to police, the accident occurred when the ambulance reportedly rammed into the Army truck. Preliminary findings suggest the ambulance driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, leading to the collision.
The deceased have been identified as residents of Chak 5B village in the Hindumalkot area of Sri Ganganagar district.
Police from the Sadar Police Station reached the scene and transported the injured to the Suratgarh Trauma Center. After receiving initial treatment, the injured were referred to a higher medical facility for further care.
The bodies of the deceased have been placed in the mortuary at Suratgarh Sub-Divisional Hospital.
An investigation into the incident is underway.
Earlier on Saturday, at least 32 people were injured after a private bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 11B in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district.
Eight of the injured, who sustained serious injuries, were referred to another hospital for advanced treatment.
Additional Superintendent of Police Shravan Jhorar said, “The accident took place on Khanpur Road near a Reliance petrol pump. Thirty-two people on the bus were injured. Following the doctors’ advice, six of them have been referred elsewhere. Five were sent from here, and one person was taken to Dholpur directly from the scene of the accident.”
According to police, the bus was traveling from Dholpur to Bari when a motorcycle entered its path near the Dhanora turn. The driver allegedly lost control while attempting to avoid the motorcycle, causing the bus to collide with an oncoming truck.
Police arrived at the scene after receiving reports of the crash and transported the injured to Bari Hospital by ambulance. Those with serious injuries were later referred to Dholpur. A crane was used to remove the damaged bus and truck from the highway, restoring traffic flow.
Hari Kishan Mangal, Principal Medical Officer of Bari Hospital, said, “About 30 injured people have been brought to the hospital. Most of them are men and women; there are only one or two children. Eight patients have been referred to the district hospital due to their serious condition. The rest are currently undergoing treatment here.”
One of the injured passengers, Rajveer, said the bus swerved to avoid a motorcycle before crashing into the truck.
“A truck was coming from the Bari side, and a bus was coming from Dholpur. There was a motorcycle next to it with a woman and a man. To save them, the bus swerved right in front of the truck. There was a head-on collision; the windshield broke. I was right at the front, so I know. Then I escaped through the windshield. I don’t know what happened next. The entire bus was full,” he said.
Police said further investigation into the accident is ongoing. (ANI)
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