Bus crash on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway kills 7, injures 22

A passenger bus collided with a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district early Wednesday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 20 others. The accident occurred around 2:30 a.m. near Dhanawda in the Kolwa police station area.

The bus, operated by Hans Travels of Indore, was carrying approximately 37 passengers from Haridwar, or Rishikesh in Uttarakhand, to Indore in Madhya Pradesh. According to police, the bus struck a truck moving ahead of it. The impact was severe, throwing some passengers from upper berths, and the bus subsequently fell into a roadside ditch. The collision sparked a massive fire that engulfed both vehicles.

Dausa Superintendent of Police Piyush Dixit said five victims died from burns in the blaze, while two others succumbed to severe head injuries. The injured were rescued and taken to Dausa District Hospital for treatment. Police, fire services, ambulance teams, and local residents rushed to the scene to conduct rescue operations, evacuating most passengers before the fire could spread further through the vehicle.

Senior police and district officials visited the hospital to review treatment...