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One Dead in Rajasthan Trailer Fire After Head-On Crash, With Police Probing Multiple Fatal Road Accidents in UP

Investigators cite wrong-side driving or speeding in several cases, with a truck seized in Agra as post-mortems proceed.

Overview

  • Two trailers collided head-on on the Udaipur–Palanpur highway near Swaroopganj, igniting both cabins; one driver was burnt to death and the other, identified as Babulal, was rescued in critical condition.
  • Police said a trailer from Pindwara crossed the divider onto the wrong side before the Sirohi collision; fire crews doused the blaze, the body was moved to a mortuary, and a detailed probe is underway.
  • In Agra, a speeding truck hit a pick-up van turning toward a service road, killing Harish and Sahab Singh and injuring 24; the vehicle was seized and the driver is absconding.
  • On the RaebareliPratapgarh road, a container truck ran over two Class 12 students after a bicycle was struck, killing Mahfuz Khan and Mohammad Alam and seriously injuring the cyclist, Sakshi, as locals protested at the site.
  • In separate incidents, an SUV–pickup crash in Nagaur killed one devotee bound for the Salasar Balaji temple and injured nine, while a car in Pratapgarh overturned while avoiding a stray bull, leaving two dead and two hurt.