Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Deadly Road Accidents in Rajasthan
There were three bad accidents in Rajasthan.
In the first one, a bus turned over because the driver fell asleep, and 16 people were hurt.
In the second accident, a car crashed into a parked truck, killing three people and injuring seven others.
The family was returning from a pilgrimage.
In the third accident, a bus carrying pilgrims collided with a truck, killing four people and injuring 17 others.
The accidents happened because the drivers were either tired or going too fast.
People helped the injured and took them to hospitals.
The police are checking what happened.
A Bhilwara-bound sleeper bus overturned on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway near Bhankdoji village, injuring 16 passengers, with two sustaining serious injuries.
A car carrying a family from Varanasi crashed into a parked container truck on the Jaipur-Delhi highway, killing three people and injuring seven others.
A bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat collided with a speeding truck trailer near Kairu on the Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Road, killing four people and injuring 17 others.
The accidents were caused by driver fatigue, overspeeding, and collisions with other vehicles.
Rescue operations were conducted by locals and police, with injured passengers shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
- Who
- Passengers of a Bhilwara-bound sleeper bus, a family from Varanasi, and pilgrims from Gujarat
- What
- Three separate road accidents involving a bus and cars
- When
- Monday night and Tuesday
- Where
- Bhankdoji village, Delhi-Mumbai expressway; Near Chandwaji police station, Jaipur-Delhi highway; Near Kairu, Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Road
- Why
- Driver dozed off, overspeeding, and collision with a speeding truck trailer
- Location 1
- Bhankdoji village, Delhi-Mumbai expressway
- Location 2
- Near Chandwaji police station, Jaipur-Delhi highway
- Location 3
- Near Kairu, Jaisalmer-Jodhpur Road
- Time 1
- Monday night
- Time 2
- Tuesday, 11 am
- Time 3
- Tuesday afternoon
- Injured Passengers 1
- 16
- Injured Passengers 2
- 7
- Injured Passengers 3
- 17
- Serious Injuries 1
- 2
- Serious Injuries 2
- 7
- Fatalities 1
- 3
- Fatalities 2
- 4
- Hospitals 1
- Nuh, Ferozpur Jhirka, Delhi
- Hospitals 2
- NIMS Hospital, Jaipur
- Hospitals 3
- Mathura Das Mathur Hospital, Jodhpur
- Cause 1
- Driver dozed off
- Cause 2
- Overspeeding and possible driver fatigue
- Cause 3
- Collision with a speeding truck trailer
- Investigation 1
- CCTV footage being examined
- Investigation 2
- Damaged car and container truck seized
