Dholpur News: At least 12 people were killed in Rajasthan's Dholpur area on Sunday after a passenger bus collided with a tempo near Sunipur on the National Highway 11-B. The victims included eight children, who were travelling in the sleeper coach bus.
As per local media reports, the victims, all residents of Gumat Mohalla of Badi Shahar, were returning from a wedding program in a tempo.
Among the deceased were five boys, three girls, two women, and one man. The sleeper coach bus hit the tempo, according to a report by Rajasthan Patrika.
On receiving the information, police officials from the nearest police station reached the spot and further probe is underway. Bodies of all deceased have been shifted to the mortuary at Bari Hospital.
As per Bari Kotwali Station House Officer (SHO), Shiv Lahari Meena, the victims were on their way back home after attending a 'bhaat' programme at a relative's house in the Barauli village."
"At around 11 pm, a sleeper coach bus hit a tempo they were travelling in on the highway near the Sunipur. The post-mortem will be conducted on Sunday. We have taken the tempo and bus into our custody," he said.
The official added that an investigation is underway to ascertain the cause behind the death.