A private bus met with an accident in Laxmangarh of Sikar, Rajasthan. 11 people died and more than 30 people were injured in this accident. The injured were taken to hospitals in Laxmangarh and Sikar for treatment.
The accident took place near the Laxmangarh bridge around 2 pm on Tuesday. The bus going from Salasar to Nawalgarh collided with the bridge.
According to eyewitnesses, the bus hit the wall of the bridge and the driver's side was crushed. After the collision, there was chaos in the bus. After this a crowd of people gathered and one by one all were taken to the nearby Laxmangarh Government Hospital.
Sikar Collector Mukul Sharma, SP Bhawan Bhushan Yadav, City DSP (IPS) Shaheen C and ADM Ratan Kumar reached the spot on receiving the information.
Bus lost control due to high speed The bus was going left from Laxmangarh Puliya towards Jaipur-Bikaner road. Due to high speed, the bus lost control and crashed directly into the bridge. The front 3 to 4 feet of the bus was badly damaged.
Regarding the Sikar accident, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma wrote – The loss of life in the bus accident in Laxmangarh area of Sikar is extremely sad and heartbreaking. My condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased.
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The bus hit the bridge on the driver's side. Half of the bus was broken.
The critically injured were brought to SK Hospital in Sikar.
Due to the large number of injured, they were brought to the hospital by vehicles other than ambulances.
People also took the injured to the hospital in private vehicles.
Doctors treating a critically injured woman at SK Hospital in Sikar.
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