What Caused the Fatal Bus-Car Collision in Jodhpur, Rajasthan?
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Jaipur, Oct 27 (NationPress) A heartbreaking road incident in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan on Monday resulted in the death of one individual and left 30 others injured, with ten of them in critical condition, officials reported.
The collision took place around 8 a.m. near Naiyon Ki Dhani on the Osian–Chadi Road, when a private bus carrying approximately 40 passengers crashed head-on into an oncoming car.
As per police reports, the bus was making its way from Osian to Chadi, while the car was en route to Jodhpur. The force of the impact was so great that the bus overturned and the car was left entirely mangled.
Sadly, one man lost his life at the scene, and 30 individuals from both vehicles sustained injuries. The deceased has been named as Bhanwar, a businessman from Bhinmal (Jalore), who was traveling to Jaipur with his family following the Diwali festivities. Upon notification, the Osian police arrived at the scene and, with assistance from locals, extricated the injured from the wreckage.
All injured parties were transported to the Osian Sub-District Hospital, where ten critically hurt individuals were subsequently referred to Mathuradas Mathur Hospital in Jodhpur for advanced care.
Naib Tehsildar Chhatar Singh Rajpurohit shared that there were seven people in the car -- Bhanwar (the deceased), his sons Arvind, Vinay, and Mahendra, along with Mahendra’s wife Usha, driver Dilip Kumar, and Santosh Dave. Dilip, Mahendra, Usha, and Santosh suffered severe injuries and are currently receiving treatment in Jodhpur. Six bus passengers have also been transferred to Jodhpur.
Those bus passengers include Pooja (26), Kishna Ram (45), Sanjay, Nain Singh (62), Bhoja Ram (60), and Ganga Ram (65), all hailing from nearby villages in Jodhpur district.
Eyewitness accounts indicate that screams filled the area as the bus flipped over. Local residents hurried to the site after hearing the crash and aided in the rescue efforts.
Authorities are currently probing the precise cause of the accident, which is believed to have been triggered by speeding on a winding segment of the road.