A private bus crashes on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near Dausa in the early hours of Wednesday, after colliding with a trailer and veering off the road into a gorge. Reports say the accident occurs between about 2 and 3 a.m. The bus catches fire after the collision, increasing panic among passengers and complicating rescue operations. Emergency teams carry out rescue efforts and transport injured people for medical treatment.
The death toll is reported as seven. Injuries are described as more than 15 in one report and 22 in another, with both accounts indicating dozens were hurt. One source also describes the bus’s route as travelling from Rishikesh toward Madhya Pradesh’s Indore at high speed.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. Officials are expected to examine factors such as speed, the sequence of the collision, and why the bus ended up in the gorge. Meanwhile, hospitals assess the condition of the injured as the incident is reviewed.
