Twelve people died, and around 30 other passengers got injured after a private bus crashed into the wing wall of a flyover in Rajasthan’s Sikar district on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
District Superintendent of Police Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav said a private bus from Salasar to Laxmangarh rammed into a part of the flyover in Laxmangarh while turning.
According to the police, the bus was running at full speed and jam-packed with passengers, so the driver lost control, and the vehicle smashed into the wing wall of the flyover.
The right side of the bus got utterly crushed, and the driver died on the spot. The officials said a crane was brought to take out the passengers stuck inside.
Sikar IGP Satyendra Singh said some injured have been referred to Jaipur, and others are undergoing treatment at SK Hospital.
Twelve people have died in the accident, he said.
Those killed in the accident include Vinita, Seema, Kiran Kanwar, Kamla, Banarasi Meghwal, Aditya Meghwal, and Pramod Singh. Efforts are on to identify the rest, the police said.
A team of doctors and administration has taken control of the situation, and all arrangements have been made. The IGP said all passengers are local residents, and their family members have been informed.
