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A passenger bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district early on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), killing seven people and injuring over 15 others, police said.
The accident took place near Dhanawda under the Kolwa police station area.
Dausa Superintendent of Police Piyush Dixit told PTI that five victims were charred to death in the blaze, while two others succumbed to severe head injuries.
“The bus was travelling from Rishikesh in Uttarakhand to Indore in Madhya Pradesh when it collided with a truck moving ahead of it on the expressway,” he said.
The bus was operated by Hans Travels of Indore, according to the police.
The impact of the collision triggered a massive fire in both vehicles, sparking panic among the passengers.
The injured were rescued and shifted to the Dausa District Hospital for treatment, the SP said.
Police, fire brigade personnel and local administration teams rushed to the spot and carried out rescue operations. The blaze was later brought under control.
Published – July 01, 2026 07:06 am IST
