Soldier Dead, Another Injured After Trailer Hits Army Truck on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway

According to NDTV reports, a tragic road accident took place on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Kota, Rajasthan. Here, on Monday near the Jalimpura toll plaza, a speeding trailer collided with a parked Army truck. According to the police, a havildar of the Indian Army died in this grim accident, while another 35-year-old soldier was injured.

Police stated that the incident took place in the Sultanpur police station area at 1:15 pm. The soldier who died in this accident was identified as 30-year-old Narayan Lal, who was a native of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and was serving as an Army havildar in Kota. Another 35-year-old soldier named Deepak was also seriously injured in this horrific collision.

Giving details, Sultanpur Police Station SHO Daulat Sahu stated that Army personnel along with other military vehicles were traveling from Kota in a truck. During this time, their truck was parked near Jalimpura. At the same time, a trailer loaded with empty gas cylinders was coming at breakneck speed and hit the parked Army truck from behind.

This collision was so horrific that one of the truck's tires mounted the low wall on the side of the road and empty gas cylinders loaded in the truck were scattered all over the expressway. Amidst this atmosphere of chaos, Havildar Narayan Lal came under the rear tire of the truck, while soldier Deepak was also injured.

Upon learning of this incident, the Sultanpur police station team immediately rushed to the spot. The police shifted both injured personnel to the local Community Health Center, where the duty doctors declared Havildar Narayan Lal dead. While the second injured soldier Deepak was referred to the Army Hospital in Kota for further treatment.

Police initiated further proceedings after getting the havildar's body post-mortem done. SHO Daulat Sahu added that the police have detained the driver of the trailer that caused the accident and have registered a case against him under relevant sections and started further investigation.