Two people were killed and three others, including the driver, were injured after a speeding heavy trailer lost control on Jaipur's 200-feet bypass on Friday and rammed into multiple vehicles and a shop in the Vishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI), police said. Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic and Administration) Pradeep Mohan Sharma, who inspected the site with the DCP Traffic and DCP West, said the Ajmer-bound trailer suddenly went out of control on the bypass, struck a car ahead of it and slipped down into the service lane, hitting a pedestrian and another vehicle. The injured have been admitted to hospital.

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The Times of India reported that the crash took place around noon near Road No. 14 in the Kukarkheda area of VKI, on the Jaipur-Delhi highway. The trailer, travelling from the Daulatpura toll plaza towards Ajmer Road, went on a collision spree on the service lane near Anaj Mandi, mowing down a pedestrian and ploughing into five vehicles. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle smashed into a parked car, a scooter and a roadside pole before stopping against a pillar and a shop near the Lohamandi cut.

Source: The Times of India

Two accounts of why the trailer lost control

Shopkeepers who witnessed the crash alleged that two men triggered the chain of events by pelting a stone at the truck as it descended the flyover. They claimed the stone shattered the windshield and struck the driver's head, causing him to lose control. Shopkeeper Vishnu Garg said one man hurled the stone before fleeing towards an accomplice waiting on a scooter, and the two then sped away. Police, however, maintained that the truck crashed because of overspeeding and the driver's attempt to avoid a tractor moving ahead of it. Investigators have not established the eyewitness allegation or identified the two men.

Responding to the allegation that the driver was under the influence of alcohol, Sharma said a blood sample would be taken at the hospital and strict action would follow if intoxication is confirmed in the medical report. He added that police will act against illegally parked vehicles in the slip lane and take up road engineering and speed-control measures on the bypass with the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA).

Vishwakarma Transport Association president Jagdish Chaudhary pushed back against criticism of roadside parking near hubs such as Kukarkheda Mandi, blaming frequent no-entry restrictions and inadequate infrastructure. He claimed sudden no-entry curbs and brief loading windows force heavy vehicles onto detours of 80 to 100 km, sharply raising fuel costs, and demanded that commercial movement be allowed between 11 am and 5 pm. He also alleged that the long-pending Shikarpur Road Transport Nagar still lacks basic amenities such as roads, electricity and water despite transporters paying towards plots there. Residents of the area alleged that narrow stretches, heavy congestion and frequent reckless driving make the intersection prone to recurring fatal mishaps.