12 people dead and multiple injured as speeding dumper rams vehicles in Rajasthan’s Jaipur, brake failure suspected
12 people were killed in a road accident near the Jaipur's Harmada area on Monday afternoon.
Jaipur: At least twelve people were dead and eighteen people were injured as a speeding dumper rammed into 17 vehicles in Rajasthan’s Jaipur. The accident occurred in the Harmada area on Monday afternoon at VKI. The reason behind the accident is suspected to be a break failure in the dumper. As per the latest update, the traffic of the area has been diverted and the police have taken possession of the bodies and kept them in the mortuary of Kawatia Hospital.
“The dumper hit several vehicles in a chain collision near Loha Mandi. Twelve people died in the accident and as many have been injured,” Jaipur District collector Jitendra Soni told PTI.
As per a report by PTI news agency, some of the injured are in critical condition and have been referred to the SMS Hospital’s trauma centre. The dumper was empty and coming from Road No. 14 towards the Loha Mandi petrol pump when it began hitting vehicles one after another over a stretch of nearly 300 metres.
Police teams rushed to the site, diverted traffic and initiated efforts to remove the damaged vehicles from the highway. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals in ambulances. This is the second major road accident in Rajasthan in as many days. At least 15 people, including 10 women and four children, died and two others were injured when a tempo traveller rammed into a stationary trailer truck in Phalodi area on Sunday evening.
(With inputs from agencies)
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