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Rajasthan: Trailer collision on Jaipur-Agra Hwy kills 11, injures 12

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Eleven individuals lost their lives, and twelve were injured when a trailer collided with a stationary bus on the Jaipur-Agra Highway near Hantra village, as reported by the police on Wednesday.

“11 people died and 12 people were injured after a trailer collided with a stationary bus. The incident took place on the Jaipur-Agra National Highway near the Hantra village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur. The passengers were heading to Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura from Gujarat’s Bhavnagar. The bus was standing on the highway while its repairing work was going on. Some passengers were in the bus while some were standing outside when the collision took place”, said Mridul Kachawa, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bharatpur. 

The bodies have been kept in a mortuary and the injured were admitted to the RBM hospital in Bharatpur district, the SP added. 

Further details are awaited. 

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Updated: 13 Sep 2023, 08:55 AM IST


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