Rajasthan: Three children killed after speeding trailer hits motorcycle on NH-27 in Bundi

The incident led to protests by family members and villagers, who placed the bodies on the road and demanded arrest of the accused truck driver, interrupting traffic movement on the national highway for around an hour.

Three children -- between six and twelve years of age -- were killed while their father was critically injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on was allegedly hit from behind by a speeding trailer on a stretch of National Highway-27 under Dabi police station limits in Bundi district late on Wednesday. The incident led to protests by family members and villagers, who placed the bodies on the road and demanded arrest of the accused truck driver, interrupting traffic movement on the national highway for around an hour. According to police, Madan Banjara was travelling to his village, Prarana, on a motorcycle on Wednesday night. He was accompanied by his three children -- Suman (6), Ankit Banjara (8), Karan Banjara (12). The fast-moving trailer allegedly struck their motorcycle from behind. The collision was severe, police said, adding that all four victims were dragged on the road. The three children died on the spot, while the father sustained severe injuries and was admitted to a hospital in Kota where he is undergoing treatment and is said to be out of danger. Circle Inspector Hemraj Sharma said the trailer was allegedly moving at high speed due to which the driver lost control of the vehicle and hit the motorcycle. The driver of the offending truck allegedly fled the scene after the accident and efforts are on to trace him, he said, adding that the vehicle has been seized. Following the incident, family members and villagers gathered at the accident site and staged a protest by placing the bodies on slip-lane of the highway. The protests interrupted traffic on NH-27 for around an hour, causing queues of vehicles on both carriageways. Protesters alleged that frequent accidents occur on this stretch due to overspeeding vehicles and demanded immediate arrest of the driver and adequate compensation for the victims' family. The protesters were assured of strict action and assistance as per norms. The bodies were taken for postmortem examination and subsequently handed over to family members on Thursday morning, Sharma said.

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