Two dead after trailer rams into 5 vehicles
Jaipur, Nov. 14 -- Two people were killed and three others were injured after a speeding 18-wheeler trailer overturned onto a car and rammed into several vehicles on the Jaipur-Delhi highway in Jaipur on Friday, police said.
The accident took place around noon near the rear gate of the Anaj Mandi on Road No. 14 in the Murlipura police station area. The trailer, which was travelling from Daulatpura toll plaza towards Ajmer Road, reportedly lost control while negotiating a flyover and descending towards the service lane. It crashed through the roadside railing before hitting vehicles and coming to a halt near a two-wheeler spare parts shop.
According to police, the trailer hit five vehicles - three four-wheelers and two two-wheelers - before running over a pedestrian. The impact was so severe that a car was completely mangled, while the pedestrian got trapped under the trailer's wheels and died on the spot. Another victim, who was travelling in a car, succumbed to his injuries while being taken to hospital.
The deceased were identified as Ramesh (60), a resident of Sita Vihar in Murlipura, and Hanuman Sahay (40), from Renwal in Phagi. The injured were identified as trailer driver Suman Kumar, from Jharkhand, and two-wheeler riders Navrang Ram, a resident of Bamanwas in Khandela, and Deep Singh Rawat, from Nasirabad in Ajmer. All three were taken to hospital for treatment.
Deputy commissioner of police (West) Prashant Kiran said preliminary investigation suggested that over-speeding led to the accident. "The trailer coming from Daulatpura toll plaza hit three four-wheelers and two two-wheelers while moving towards the slip road. One person died on the spot, while another succumbed during treatment.
Three injured people, including the trailer driver, are undergoing treatment," he said.
Police are examining CCTV footage from the area to reconstruct the sequence of events and ascertain the circumstances that led to the driver losing control of the heavy vehicle.
Witnesses described a horrifying scene, with the trailer ploughing through vehicles and narrowly missing people standing outside shops.
Vishnu Garg, a shopkeeper who witnessed the accident, said he was sitting inside his shop when he saw the trailer approaching at high speed.
"It first hit one vehicle and then another before running over a man who was walking nearby. He appeared to have just got down from a vehicle when the trailer struck him. He died on the spot. Two motorcycles parked near my shop were also damaged," Garg said.
Rakesh Sharma, owner of the two-wheeler spare parts shop near which the trailer came to a halt, said the vehicle appeared to be heading straight towards his establishment. "The scene was terrifying. For a moment, we thought the trailer would crash into our shop. It struck the raised platform outside and hit a parked scooter and a car. The platform prevented it from entering the shop, and we narrowly escaped," he said.
There were also unconfirmed claims by local residents that an altercation had taken place between the trailer driver and two scooter-borne men shortly before the accident. Some witnesses alleged that the scooter riders threw stones at the trailer in an attempt to stop it, possibly causing the driver to lose control. The two men reportedly fled the spot.
However, police have not confirmed the allegation altercation or stone-pelting and are investigating the claims....
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