12 burnt to death after road crash in Rajasthan
Hindustan TimesAt least 12 people, including an infant, were burnt to death and 38 others injured in a fire tragedy triggered by the collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Balotra, Barmer district on Wednesday, Rajasthan Police said. The accident took place near Bhandiyawas village on the Barmer-Jodhpur National Highway under Pachpadra police station of Barmer district around 11 am when a truck trolley crashed into an oncoming bus from the opposite direction with at least 50 passengers from Jodhpur. The Prime Minister tweeted, “It is saddening that people have lost their lives due to a bus-tanker collision at the Barmer-Jodhpur Highway in Rajasthan. I pray that the injured have a quick recovery.” “An ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives due to the accident at the Barmer-Jodhpur Highway in Rajasthan.