Suryaa National Desk: Surya Crime & Regional Desk: A tragedy struck the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan early on Saturday. A fast moving minibus... Surya Crime & Regional Desk: A tragedy struck the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan early on Saturday. Four passengers died on the spot and two others were seriously injured in the incident when the speeding minibus lost control and plunged into a 15-feet deep drainage canal on the side of the road. Due to the severity of the accident, the front part of the vehicle was completely crushed. The bus lost control and plunged into the canal: According to the preliminary details of the police, while the minibus was traveling on the expressway, the driver fell asleep or due to a technical fault, the vehicle suddenly lost control, hit the road guardrail and flipped into a deep canal.
On hearing the loud noise, the nearby locals and highway patrol teams reached the spot and took rescue measures. Locals had to work hard to pull out the injured from the vehicle that fell into the canal. The condition of the injured is critical: Four people lost their lives at the scene of the accident, while two others with serious injuries were shifted to the nearest government hospital by highway ambulance. Doctors said that their condition is critical. The police are trying to collect the details of the deceased and provide information to their family members. The bodies were taken to the mortuary for post-mortem.
Police registered a case and started investigation: The local police registered a case and started investigation on this accident. The accident is being investigated from the point of view of excessive speed or fatigue of the driver. Officials are examining the CCTV footage installed on the expressway. The wrecked minibus was pulled out of the canal with the help of cranes without any disruption to the traffic and the route was restored.