Jaipur: A speeding truck ran amok Friday afternoon, mowing down two men and ploughing into five vehicles inthe city’s Kukarkheda locality near Road No 14 inVishwakarma Industrial Area (VKI). Three other persons, including the truck driver, suffered injuries in the crash.The trailer was travelling from Daulatpura toll plaza towards Ajmer Road when it went on a collision spree on the service lane near Anaj Mandi in Kukarkheda. The impact crushed a pedestrian under its wheels, mangled a car beyond recognition and left vehicles strewn across the road.
The speeding truck’s impact was so forceful that it damaged the concrete nulla along the road
DCP (West) Prashant Kiran identified the two deceased as Hanuman Sahay Sharma (40), a resident of Renwal Phagi, and Ramesh Chandra Sharma (60), a resident of Murlipura. The pedestrian died on the spot, while the second victim succumbed to his injuries while being taken to hospital. The truck driver, Suman Kumar, was among the injured.Kiran said the truck was speeding when it descended from the flyover. A tractor moving slowly ahead forced the driver to manoeuvre to avoid hitting it. The truck then veered towards the service lane and rammed into people and vehicles.
Police officials inspect the site
The trailer first hit a car before crashing into a scooter parked outside a two-wheeler spare-parts shop. It then rammed into other vehicles. The collision also damaged two motorcycles parked near the shop.Eyewitnesses described a terrifying sequence as the truck barrelled towards the shops. Vishnu Garg, a shopkeeper, said the vehicle narrowly missed his shop. He was facing the road when he saw the trailer smash into one vehicle after another before running over a pedestrian who had just stepped out of a vehicle. The man died on the spot, he said.
Traffic jam after the accident
Rakesh Sharma, owner of the spare-parts shop, said the trailer appeared headed straight for his premises before striking the raised platform outside. Another shopkeeper said the truck’s front section smashed into the concrete structure before the vehicle hit a parked scooter. People standing nearby also got caught in the collision.Ravindra Singh, another eyewitness, recalled a similar tragedy on Nov 3, 2025, when a dumper truck crushed 14 people in Loha Mandi, across the same stretch of the road. He said Friday’s crash brought back memories of last year’s accident.
