The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway passes through Kota in Rajasthan. It is a major highway used by various vehicles, including buses.
Reports indicate that the vehicle involved was a bus carrying a total of twenty‑five people. Of those, twenty‑one were described as passengers, suggesting the remaining four may have been crew or driver‑related personnel.
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According to multiple accounts, the bus lost control while traveling at high speed. It broke through a median divider and veered off the paved surface, ultimately overturning and landing in a ditch. Some descriptions specify that the vehicle fell into a rainwater drain that runs alongside the highway.
Local authorities arrived quickly at the scene, joined by residents who rushed to help.
The crash resulted in eight fatalities. Injuries were reported, with numbers varying across sources: one account noted six injured, another spoke of over fifteen injured, and a consolidated figure lists fifteen people injured.
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Local authorities arrived quickly at the scene, joined by residents who rushed to help. Emergency crews worked to extract those trapped in the overturned bus, providing first aid and transporting the injured to nearby hospitals.
Police and transport officials launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. While the immediate facts — high speed, breach of the divider, and fall into a drain — are documented, the underlying reasons remain under review.
The incident has drawn attention to the safety of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and similar highways in the region, raising questions about road safety.
As of the latest information, the investigation continues, with officials gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses. The bus remains in the ditch where it came to rest. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.