Rajasthan: 11 dead as pick-up vehicle carrying devotees collide with trailer truck in Dausa

DAUSA (Rajasthan): Eleven people died in an accident after a pick-up truck, carrying devotees from Khatu Shyam temple, collided with a truck near Bapi village in Rajasthan’s Dausa, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ravi Prakash Sharma said.

DSP Sharma said, “The total death count of the accident between a passenger pick-up and a trailer truck near Bapi is now 11 after one person admitted to the hospital succumbed to injuries”. The mishap occurred between 3.30 am and 3.45 am on Wednesday. “The accident occurred in Bapi PS area in Dausa district”, DSP Sharma said.

#WATCH | Dausa, Rajasthan | Visuals from Shri Ramkaran Joshi Hospital in Dausa, where people injured in the accident between a passenger pick-up and a trailer truck near Bapi have been brought for treatment. pic.twitter.com/0ytIMiV7T8

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Out those injured in the mishap, nine have been referred for treatment in Jaipur, while three are being treated in the District Hospital, Dausa District Collector Devendra Kumar said. “Nine people have been referred for treatment, and three are being treated in the District Hospital… The accident occurred between a passenger pick-up and a trailer truck,” Kumar said.

A devotee travelling in a truck said that there were at least 22 people travelling in the truck. “We are from Etah in Uttar Pradesh. There were 22-23 people (in the truck), and children aged 6-7 years also died in the accident. About 10-11 people are dead”, Santosh Kumar said.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Wednesday expressed grief following the death of 11 devotees and ordered prompt and proper treatment for the injured.

दौसा में भीषण सड़क हादसे में जनहानि का समाचार अत्यंत दु:खद है।

जिला प्रशासन को घायलों का त्वरित एवं समुचित उपचार सुनिश्चित करने हेतु निर्देशित किया गया है।

ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्माओं को अपने श्री चरणों में स्थान दें व घायलों को शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभ प्रदान करें।

— Bhajanlal Sharma (@BhajanlalBjp) August 13, 2025

Sharing a post on X, CM Sharma said, “The news of loss of life in a horrific road accident in Dausa is extremely tragic. The district administration has been directed to ensure prompt and proper treatment for the injured. May God grant a place at His divine feet to the departed souls and provide speedy recovery to the injured”.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased in the road accident. “Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expresses grief over the road accident in Dausa, Rajasthan. He expresses condolences to the families of the deceased and wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured. Instructions have been given to the officials to coordinate with the officials of the Rajasthan government”, the UP CMO said in a statement. (ANI)