A speeding dumper hit 17 vehicles in a row in Jaipur Monday afternoon, killing 13 people and injuring as many, police said.

Some victims had their body parts brutally torn apart. The wounded — including the truck driver — have been admitted to the trauma centre of Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital. DCP Bjarang Singh Shekhawat told The Indian Express that the truck, heading towards the highway at Loha Mandi in Harmada, hit several vehicles and some pedestrians on the sidewalk around 1 pm.

The reportedly empty dumper is believed to have caused damage over a 300-metre stretch. This is the fourth road accident in a month, taking the total number of deaths in such mishaps to 58.

“People apprehended the dumper driver at the scene. In a preliminary investigation, it was found that the dr

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