A tragic road accident took place on Saturday morning on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota district of Rajasthan. In Seemalia police station area, a traveler vehicle going from Madhya Pradesh went out of control and fell into the drain about 20 feet below the culvert. 7 people died while 10 were injured in the accident. The condition of some of the injured is said to be serious. As soon as information about the accident was received, the police and other rescue teams reached the spot. The passengers were taken out of the vehicle that had fallen into the drain and taken to the hospital with the help of an ambulance.
According to the police, the accident happened around 7 am on Saturday morning. The traveler was going towards Sultanpur after crossing Karadiya toll plaza. Meanwhile, the driver fell asleep and due to high speed, he could not control the vehicle. The Traveler broke the road divider and fell into the drain below the culvert. There were about 20 people in the car. Most of them were residents of Betul in Madhya Pradesh. Everyone had gone out on Friday night to have darshan of Khatu Shyam ji. Four people died on the spot while three others died on the way to the hospital.
Driver fell asleep and accident happened
After crossing Karadiya toll plaza in Seemalia police station area, the Traveler was going towards Sultanpur. According to the police, during this time the driver fell asleep. Due to the high speed of the car, he could not control it. The traveler broke the divider and fell into the rain drain about 20 feet below the culvert. The collision was so strong that the front part of the car was badly damaged. There was screaming among the passengers after the accident.
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4 died on the spot, 3 died on the way
A total of seven people have died in this accident. Of these, four people died on the spot, while three others died while being taken to the hospital. 10 people have been injured in the accident. The condition of some of them is said to be serious. The injured have been admitted to Kota Medical College's New Hospital and MBS Hospital.
Police and ambulance launched rescue operation
As soon as information about the accident was received, police and rescue teams reached the spot. The passengers were pulled out from the drain that had fallen about 20 feet below the culvert. According to Dr. Rajesh Samar, Block Chief Medical and Health Officer of Sultanpur, four ambulances were sent to the spot as soon as the information was received. The injured were taken to hospitals in Kota after first aid. National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) got the traveler out of the drain with the help of a crane.
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People were going from Betul to Khatu Shyam
There were about 20 people in the traveller. Most of them were residents of Betul in Madhya Pradesh. Everyone had gone out on Friday night to visit Khatu Shyam ji located in Sikar district of Rajasthan. On receiving information about the accident, Kota Rural SP Sujit Shankar also reached the spot and took stock of the situation. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.