14 dead in Rajasthan as dumper truck hits multiple vehicles

A road bustling with daily commuters in Jaipur’s Harmada area turned into a scene of devastation on Monday afternoon when a rashly driven dumper truck ploughed into at least 17 vehicles, leaving 14 people dead and 13 injured.

Bodies were strewn across the road, mangled cars lined the highway and several motorbikes were crushed under the dumper’s wheels following the horrific chain collision that occurred near Loha Mandi.

The dumper truck, whose driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, rammed into multiple vehicles on a 300-m stretch before crashing into a trailer, the police said.

“An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs 50,000,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X.

Eyewitnesses described the scene as nothing short of a massacre.

“We saw people pulling out one body after another from the wrecked cars. Some were trapped inside; others were lying on the road. It was chaos, screams and blood everywhere,” said Mahesh Sharma, a local shopkeeper.