The bus, which had passengers on board heading towards Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan from Madhya Pradesh, witnessed a tragic accident wherein the driver lost control over the bus. A horrific road tragedy claimed eight lives and injured over six others on Saturday after a passenger bus overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Kota, Rajasthan.
Earlier reporting noted: The accident took place around 7 am, killing four passengers on the spot, while three others died on the way to hospital.
The local police and rescue teams controlled the accident scene, and all the injured people were taken to the hospitals, where they were provided with urgent treatment, according to Station House Officer (SHO) Nand Singh. Police suspect that the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel, although the exact cause of the accident is yet to be established, officers said. Police, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) rescue personnel and emergency ambulance teams subsequently joined the operation, officers said, adding that an NHAI crane was deployed to retrieve the badly damaged vehicle.
As per the reports of Kota district collector Peeyush Samariya, eight bodies were rushed to the medical center by emergency respondents. After the accident, rope and cliff rescue operations have been performed by the local police and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to find the crashed vehicle. Route of the vehicle : The accident occurred in a taxi originating from Chandigarh with five people aboard.
Earlier reporting noted: The impact severely damaged the front portion of the vehicle, trapping several passengers inside. Earlier reporting noted: Villagers and passers-by rushed to the spot and started helping the passengers. In another highway accident on Thursday, two people lost their lives while three others were rescued after the taxi met with an accident falling off in the gorge near Pali Pulia on Rishikesh-Badrinath National Highway in Uttarakhand.
