Rajasthan: 12 killed, 30 injured as bus rams into flyover wall

Twelve people died and around 30 passengers got injured after a private bus crashed into the wing wall of a flyover in Rajasthans Sikar district on Tuesday afternoon police saidDistrict Superintendent of Police Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav said the bus coming from Salasar rammed into a part of the flyover in Laxmangarh while taking a turnAccording to the police the bus was speeding and filled with passengers due to which the driver lost control and the vehicle rammed into the wing wall of the flyoverThe right side of the bus got completely crushed and the driver died on the spot A crane was called to take out the passengers stuck inside they saidSikar IGP Satyendra Singh said some of the injured have been referred to Jaipur and others are undergoing treatment at SK Hospital hereTwelve people have died in the accident he saidVinita Seema Kiran Kanwar Kamla Banarasi Meghwal Aditya Meghwal and Pramod Singh are among those killed in the accident Efforts are on to identify the rest the police saidA team of doctors and administration has taken control of the situation and all arrangements have been made Passengers are local residents Their family members have been informed the IGP saidHe said that the reason behind the accident is yet not knownPrime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and also announced an exgratia of Rs 2 lakh from Prime Ministers National Relief Fund for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 50000 each to the injuredThe bus accident in Sikar Rajasthan is heartbreaking My deepest condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives in the accident May God give them strength to bear this pain PM Modi posted on XHe wished for the speedy recovery of all the injured and said under the supervision of the state government the local administration is engaged in helping the victims in every possible wayChief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has expressed grief over the accidentThe loss of life in the bus accident in Sikars Laxmangarh area is extremely sad and heartbreaking My deepest condolences are with the bereaved families of the deceased The concerned officials have been directed to ensure proper treatment of the injured I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give place to the departed souls in his feet and grant speedy recovery to the injured Om Shanti Sharma said on XRajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee RPCC President and Laxmangarh MLA Govind Singh Dotasra said My deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones in this sad and unfortunate accident As soon as the accident came to light we spoke to the local administrative officials for immediate treatment of the injured and all possible assistance May God give peace to the souls of the departed and strength to the families to bear this shockThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever