Tragic Head-On Crash in Churu, Rajasthan Claims Five Lives
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Jaipur, Dec 4 (NationPress) A devastating road incident claimed five lives early Wednesday morning when a canter and an SUV collided head-on on the Churu-Hanumangarh highway in Rajasthan's Churu district.
Officials reported that two others were seriously injured in the crash.
According to SHO Arvind Kumar, the accident occurred when a Tata Safari travelling from Sardarshahar to Hanumangarh collided with a canter coming from the opposite direction. The impact severely damaged the Safari, trapping its occupants inside.
Upon receiving the distress call, Sardarshahar police, along with local residents, rushed to assist in rescuing the victims. A crane was employed to disentangle the vehicles involved. The injured were transported to the hospital in a police vehicle, while a two-hour effort was needed to extricate two individuals stuck in the wreckage.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rameshwar Lal also arrived at the scene to supervise the rescue operations.
All victims were taken to Sardarshahar Hospital, where medical staff declared five occupants of the car deceased. The deceased were identified as Kamlesh (26), Rakesh (25), Pawan (33), all from Bikaner, and Dhanraj, a resident of Sikar.
Three others, including the canter driver Kishore Singh Rajput from Ratangarh, as well as Nandlal (23) and Ramlal from Bikaner, were referred to a higher medical facility in Bikaner due to their critical condition. Tragically, Nandlal succumbed to his injuries en route, and his body was taken to the PBM Hospital mortuary in Bikaner.
The bodies of the other victims have been placed in the mortuary at Sardarshahar Government Hospital. Authorities are currently probing the cause of this horrific accident.
The collision was extremely severe, leaving the front parts of both vehicles completely destroyed. The police quickly transported the injured to the hospital. Using a crane, they moved both vehicles to the roadside. This incident caused a traffic jam on the Mewa Highway that lasted about an hour. The police subsequently cleared the jam and restored traffic flow.
