JAIPUR: Three persons were killed and half-a-dozen injured when a bus caught fire after coming in contact with a high tension wire in Achrol area of city. The private bus was completely gutted. The injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The bus was coming from Delhi. The deceased were identified as Noor Mohammad (30), a resident of Alwar, Bhagwan Rathore (37), a resident of Nagaur and Sugna Devi (37) who was a resident of Dausa.
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A live wire hanging dangerously on the road is the height of callousness and negligence by officials. To prevent tragedies such as these, all necessary precautions must be taken and timely maintenance of power lines must be carried out regularly. The power supply department must ensure accountability and take strict action against those employees who are not carrying out their duty.
SP Jaipur Rural Shankar Dutt Sharma told TOI, “The incident occurred when the bus was trying to move back and hit a high tension wire. There were total 19 passengers in the bus out of which three died on the spot and others were taken to the hospital".
Police are investigating as to why the live wire was there.
"We have to find out why the high tension wire was let loose in the first place due to which the tragedy happened," said an official of Jaipur rural police station.
Meanwhile, a 40-year-old man who was crossing the road was mowed down by a low-floor bus in Jaipur’s Chaksu on Friday evening. One person was injured who is undergoing treatment. The deceased was identified as Dharmendra Lalwani, a resident of Chaksu. The accident occurred around 6.30pm on Friday.