A devastating accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district has claimed the lives of seven people and left more than 15 others injured. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning when a passenger bus collided with a truck and caught fire near Dhanawda village under the Kolwa police station limits. Five passengers died after being trapped in the fire, while two others succumbed to severe head injuries sustained in the crash. According to Dausa Superintendent of Police Piyush Dixit, the bus was operated by Hans Travels and was traveling from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand to Indore in Madhya Pradesh when it rammed into the truck moving ahead of it on the expressway.
The bus caught fire after crashing into the truck, and escape was difficult as the flames spread rapidly. Some of the passengers managed to escape, while a few were rescued by emergency responders. More than 15 injured passengers were taken to the Dausa District Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
Police, fire brigade personnel, and local administration officials rushed to the scene and launched rescue and firefighting operations. The fire was eventually brought under control after an extensive effort. The cause of the collision is currently being investigated.
