Rajasthan: 11 killed, 15 injured as trailer rams into bus
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A trailer rammed into a passenger bus on the Jaipur-Agra Highway in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district in the wee hours of Wednesday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 15 others.
The bus, headed to Uttar Pradesh's Mathura from Gujarat's Bhavnagar, was halted on the Antra flyover near Hantra when the trailer rear-ended it around 4:30am.
The deceased include five men and six women.
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Injured have been admitted to hospital
#WATCH | Rajasthan | 11 people killed and 12 injured when a trailer vehicle rammed into a bus on Jaipur-Agra Highway near Hantra in Bharatpur District, confirms SP Bharatpur, Mridul Kachawa. The passengers on the bus were going from Bhavnagar in Gujarat to Mathura in Uttar… pic.twitter.com/1nYUkj3J9z
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) September 13, 2023
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All deceased hailed from Gujarat
The police said the five men and six women died on the spot. They were identified as Antu, Nandram, Lallu, Bharat, Lalji, his wife Madhuben, Ambaben, Kambuben, Ramuben, Anjuben, and Madhuben—the wife of one Arvind. All of them belonged to Dihor in Bhavnagar, PTI reported.
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Gehlot expresses condolences
भरतपुर में गुजरात से धार्मिक यात्रा आए श्रद्धालुओं की बस और ट्रेलर की टक्कर में 11 लोगों की मृत्यु अत्यंत दुखद है। पुलिस-प्रशासन मौके पर है एवं घायलों को उपचार के लिए अस्पताल ले जाया गया है।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) September 13, 2023
मैं ईश्वर से सभी दिवंगतजनों की आत्मा की शांति एवं परिजनों को हिम्मत देने की प्रार्थना…
Ex-gratia
PM Modi, Gujarat CM announce ex-gratia
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those killed in the Bharatpur accident. The injured would receive Rs. 50,000 each.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced Rs. 4 lakh ex-gratia for the deceased's next of kin and Rs. 50,000 for the injured.