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Bus collision in Rajasthan
Twelve people, including eight children, tragically lost their lives in a fatal collision between a bus and a tempo on the Karauli-Dholpur highway (NH 11B) late Saturday night.
The tempo bus was returning from Barauli village after a family function when it collided with a sleeper coach bus. The deceased, residents of Gumat Mohalla in Bari City, were travelling in the tempo when the collision took place in the Bari Sadar police station area.
During this, people passing through the highway witnessed the chaos and informed the police. Upon receiving the information, the police reached the spot and admitted all the injured to the Dholpur District Hospital for treatment. Additionally, the bodies of the deceased have been kept in the mortuary of Bari Hospital, and an investigation has been launched.
Bari Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO) Shiv Lahari Meena provided details about the incident, saying, "Around 11 p.m. last night, a sleeper coach bus collided with a tempo near Sunipur village on the Dholpur highway NH 11B. Twelve people, including five boys, three girls, two women, and a man, died in the accident."
"The bodies have been kept at the hospital mortuary, and the post-mortem will be conducted shortly. We have seized both the tempo and the bus," the Bari Kotwali SHO told IANS.
"The tempo's passengers were all residents of Bari City, returning home after attending a family event in Barauli village when the incident occurred," the SHO further confirmed.
Meanwhile, according to Dr Harikishan Mangal, PMO of Bari Hospital, the 14 injured were brought in for treatment around 12 midnight.
He informed that out of the 14, 10 people had died, while the other four seriously injured were referred to Dholpur for better treatment.
PM Modi extends condolences to bereaved families, announces ex-gratia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed sympathy at the death of 12 people including eight children and a couple in a road accident in Rajasthan’s Dholpur and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF.
Taking to X, the Prime Minister’s Office’s official account expressed: “The accident in Dholpur, Rajasthan is heartbreaking. My condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost their lives including innocent children. May God give them strength to bear this pain.”
The PMO’s X post went on to add: “Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in all possible help to the victims: PM @narendramodi.”
The accident took place near Sunipur along the National Highway when a bus going from Gwalior to Jaipur hit the tempo late on Saturday night.
The passengers were returning from a pre-wedding event.
The 12 deceased include eight children (five boys and three girls), two women and one man.
As per the SHO of Bari police station, the deceased have been identified as Irfan alias Bunty (38), his wife Julie (34), daughter Asma (14), son Salman (8), Parveen (32), Zareena (35), Saqir (6), Sanif (9), Ajaan (5), Aashiyaana (10), Sufi (7) and Danish (10).
Further, an ex gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF for 12 deceased was announced by the PMO on X: "The Prime Minister has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased in the mishap in Dholpur, Rajasthan. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000."