Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Three killed, eight injured in truck accident in Bundi
A big truck carrying cotton accidentally tipped over onto a group of people walking to a temple in Rajasthan.
Three people died, and eight others got hurt.
The injured people were taken to a hospital in Kota.
Important people like the Lok Sabha Speaker and a minister visited the hospital to check on them.
The police are going to put more patrol cars on the roads to prevent similar accidents because of the fog.
The local people were very upset and blocked the road by setting fire to the cotton that spilled from the truck.
A container truck loaded with cotton overturned onto a group of pilgrims on the Kota-Lalsot highway in Bundi district, Rajasthan.
Three pilgrims were killed, and eight others were injured in the accident.
The injured were rushed to MBS hospital in Kota, where they are currently undergoing treatment.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajasthan energy minister Heeral Lal Nagar visited the hospital to assess the condition of the injured.
Police plan to deploy mobile vans along highways to prevent such accidents due to foggy conditions.
- Who
- Pilgrims traveling to Choth Ka Barwada temple and the driver of the container truck
- What
- A container truck loaded with cotton overturned onto a group of pilgrims
- When
- Sunday noon, January 4
- Where
- Kota-Lalsot highway, near the Papdi overbridge, Bundi district, Rajasthan
- Why
- The truck allegedly lost balance and turned over, possibly due to foggy conditions
- Location
- Kota-Lalsot highway, Bundi district, Rajasthan
- Victims
- Kishan Lal Kevat (23), Kalulal (34), Rajaram (age not specified)
- Injured
- Eight pilgrims
- Hospital
- MBS hospital, Kota
- Pilgrimage Destination
- Choth Ka Barwada temple, Sawai Madhopur district
- Cargo
- Cotton (kapas)
- Response
- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajasthan energy minister Heeral Lal Nagar visited the hospital
- Precautionary Measures
- Police to deploy mobile vans along highways due to foggy conditions
