6 killed after car rams into truck in Raj distt
BHARATPUR: Six people, including five of a family, were killed and two others critically injured after the four-wheeler they were travelling in rammed into a truck in Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday, police said, adding that the truck driver fled after the incident.
Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, his deputy Diya Kumari and RLP leader Hanuman Beniwal expressed grief over the incident. The chief minister also directed officials to provide all possible help to the affected people.
According to a police officer, the accident occurred on DelhiMumbai expressway under the Bonli police station jurisdiction when the canter truck was taking a U-turn.
“The incident took place when seven members of a family, all resident of Sikar district, were on the way to visit a temple in Sawai Madhopur in their Maruti Suzuki Eeco,” Bonli police station sub-inspector Dharmpal Singh said.
According to the preliminary information, the accident occurred when a canter truck was taking a U-turn on the highway.
“The accident took place when the car rammed into the truck while it was taking a U turn along the Banas river in Sawai Madhopur district at around 8am. After the accident, the truck driver fled the spot,” the sub-inspector said.
Upon receiving an information about the accident, a team from the Bonli police station reached the spot and rushed the injured to a nearby community health centre.
While the doctors declared six people dead, two children who had sustained critical injuries, were referred to a bigger health centre in Jaipur, Singh added.
The canter truck driver was identified through CCTV footage and teams have been sent to search the accused, said additional superintendent of police Dinesh Kumar.
“Three men and three women were killed in the accident. The deceased have been identified as Manish Sharma (38), his wife Anita Sharma (36), his sister Santosh Sharma (55), brother Satish Sharma (36), the latter’s wife Poonam Sharma (34) and car driver Kailash Chaudhary,” another police officer said.
The officer added that Manish, Satish and Santosh are siblings.
“Manish’s seven-year-old daughter Deepali Sharma and 12-year-old son Manan Sharma, who sustained critical injuries are undergoing treatment at a hospital,” said the sub-inspector.
“From the community health centre, they were referred to Jaipur for higher treatment,” he added.
The family was going to visit Trinatre Ganesh temple in Sawai Madhopur, officials said.
According to one of the officials: “Manish had bought a new car around five days ago and wanted to visit the temple with his family. He had also hired a driver for the new car.”
Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against the truck driver under Sections 279 (negligent driving), 337(negligently as to endanger human life), 304A (whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“The police later launched a search for the accused and the vehicle. With the help of the CCTV cameras near the accident spot, the police were able to identify and later seize the truck,” said the sub-inspector. “The truck driver, however, is on the run and a manhunt has been launched to arrest him.”
Meanwhile, chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and deputy chief minister Diya Kumari expressed grief over the incident.
“The news of the death of 6 people in a horrific road accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in the Baunli police station area of Sawai Madhopur district is extremely sad,” Sharma said on X.
He said concerned officials have been instructed to provide all possible help to the affected people.