Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 28 : After people, injured in Jaipur-Delhi highway bus fire, shifted to Jaipur SMS Hospital, doctor said the Burn Unit is providing treatment to the injured.
"An unfortunate incident took place on the Delhi-Jaipur Highway. The injured have been shifted to the hospital. The Burn Unit are prepared for the patients. Further examination is underway. The Burn Unit Test is providing treatment to the people burned in fire...," Dr Pradeep, Jaipur SMS Hospital told ANI on Tuesday.
Two people were charred to death after the vehicle carrying labourers came in contact with a high-tension wire on the Jaipur-Delhi Highway. The incient occurred at Todi village near Manoharpur.
Giving details about the incident, Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa said a fire broke out on a bus coming from another state after a cylinder blast.
"A fire broke out in a bus filled with labourers, coming from another state. It is being said that there were 2 LPG cylinders and a blast took place in one of them... We have been informed that the bus was crossing under a high-tension wire when the incident took place. Two people have lost their lives in the incident. The injured have been shifted to a hospital. An investigation is being done on the incident.," Bairwa said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma also condoled the incident, stating that the concerned authorities have been directed to ensure proper treatment for the injured.
"The news of loss of lives in the bus accident that occurred in Manoharpur, Jaipur, is extremely heartbreaking. The concerned authorities have been directed to ensure proper treatment for the injured. I pray to the Lord that the departed souls be granted a place at His holy feet and that the injured be bestowed with swift recovery of health," Bhajanlal Sharma said in a post on X.