Raj: 2 killed, 31 injured in truck-bus collision on Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Alwar

Truck helper Harun, a resident of Nuh in Haryana, and bus conductor Roshan (26), a resident of Kotputli in Rajasthan, died in the accident.

A bus travelling from Ahmedabad to Delhi collided with a truck on the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Tuesday morning, killing two passengers on the spot and injuring 31 others near the Pinan police station interchange, the police said.

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The impact of the collision led to chaos inside the bus, with several passengers breaking open the windows to escape. Locals rushed to the scene and helped rescue the injured.

Police said the injured passengers were taken to Pinan Hospital by ambulance, where several critically injured victims were later referred to Alwar district hospital. Truck helper Harun, a resident of Nuh in Haryana, and bus conductor Roshan (26), a resident of Kotputli in Rajasthan, died in the accident.

According to the police, the truck had a punctured tyre, and the helper was changing it on the roadside when the high-speed bus suddenly rammed into the truck from behind. The impact was so severe that the entire front section of the bus was crushed. The bus driver, Bhairuram, a resident of Viratnagar, was also seriously injured.