Rajasthan: 8 Killed As Bus Loses Control After Tyre Burst, Collides With Car On Jaipur-Ajmer Highway

Jaipur: Eight persons have been killed in an unfortunate accident near Jaipur on Thursday afternoon. A bus lost control after a tyre burst and collided with a car coming from other side of the road divider.

This horrific accident took place in Mokhampura on Jaipur-Ajmer highway.

The police said that a Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation bus was on the way to Ajmer from Jaipur, while the car coming from Ajmer to Jaipur. The tyre of the bus got burst and, losing control, the bus jumped the road divider and collided with the car coming from the other side.

The car was badly crushed in the accident and all the eight people sitting inside it died on the spot. The deceased were from Bhilwara and going to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh.

The eyewitness said that the front tire of the driver's side of the bus got burst, due to which the bus jumped the divider and went to the other side. The bodies trapped in the car were taken out with great difficulty.