Rajasthan: Death toll in Bharatpur road accident rises to 12

Twelve people have now died as a result of the collision between a trailer and a bus that was stopped on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district early today, according to police. The bus was traveling from Bhavnagar in Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar Pradesh when it was involved in an accident on the highway close to Hantra.

The ex-gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister’s Relief fund has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the relatives of those who perished in the Bharatpur accident. The PMO stated that the injured would receive Rs. 50,000 each. The accident happened as the bus was stopping on the highway for maintenance when the trailer rammed it from behind. According to police, some passengers were on the bus while others were standing outside.

The injured were admitted to the hospital while the bodies were taken to a mortuary.
“The residents of Bhavnagar (Gujarat) were heading to Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. The bus suffered a tyre burst. While the repair work was going on, some passengers were on the bus and some were standing outside,” said Dinbandhu, Collector, Bharatpur.
The collector said, “A high-speed trailer coming from Jaipur hit the bus from behind and dragged it to 30 metres. All the passengers sitting on the bus and standing nearby got hit by the accident”.
The injured were admitted to RBM hospital in Bharatpur while the bodies of the deceased were taken to a mortuary.
Further details are awaited.