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Amarpreet Kaur

<div>Eight people were killed and 24 injured after a bus rammed into a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Dausa district early Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred near Dhanawda in the Kolwa police station area.</div>
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<div>Dausa SP Piyush Dixit informed that five persons were burnt alive; two died on the spot due to severe head injuries, while one succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital.</div>
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<div>&ldquo;The bus belonging to Hans Travels was heading to Indore from Rishikesh when it collided with a truck moving ahead of it on the expressway," the SP said.</div>
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<div>The impact of the collision triggered a fire in both vehicles, causing panic among the passengers.</div>
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<div>The injured have been shifted to the district hospital in Dausa, where their condition is stated to be stable, the officer said.</div>
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<div>One of the two persons who died of head injuries has been identified as Dharmendra, and the identities of the other deceased are being ascertained, Additional SP Shankar Lal said.</div>
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<div>Firemen, police, and the local administration carried out a rescue operation after bringing the flames under control, Lal said.</div>
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<div><strong>Also read: <span style="color: #e03e2d;"><a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="Nayara Energy cut petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹3 per litre" href="https://newsarenaindia.com/nation/nayara-energy-cut-petrol-by-5-and-diesel-by-3-per-litre/81261">Nayara Energy cut petrol by ₹5 and diesel by ₹3 per litre</a></span></strong></div>

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8 killed, 24 injured as bus rams into truck and catches fire

News Arena Network - Jaipur - UPDATED: July 1, 2026, 09:16 AM - 2 min read

Locals gather near the charred remains of a passenger bus after it rammed into a truck and caught fire on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, near Dhanawda under the Kolwa police station area, killing eight people and injuring over 15 others, in Dausa district, Rajasthan, early Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

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