From Jaipur to Telangana- Death on the roads

From a drunk truck driver’s deadly rampage in Jaipur to a catastrophic bus-truck collision in Telangana, nearly 40 lives were lost in a single day.

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00:00This mother was found lying amid twisted metal, still clutching her child in her final moments.

00:05The twin accidents occurring miles apart but within hours of each other

00:08left behind haunting scenes of devastation, claiming nearly 40 lives

00:12and injuring dozens as India woke up to a day of back-to-back road horrors.

00:17In Rajasthan's capital, Jaipur, panic gripped the Lohamandi area

00:20when a dumper truck, driven allegedly by an intoxicated driver,

00:24went on a deadly 5-kilometer rampage.

00:26The speeding vehicle crushed everything in its path.

00:29Cars, bikes and people leaving behind mangled metal in scenes of devastation.

00:34Eyewitnesses said the driver appeared heavily drunk,

00:36showing no signs of stopping despite multiple collisions.

00:39The horror finally ended only after the truck lost control and came to a violent halt.

00:44At least 19 people were killed and dozens were rushed to nearby hospitals,

00:48many in critical condition.

00:49Rescue teams and police struggled for hours to free those trapped under the wreckage.

00:53Hours later, another tragedy struck,

00:55this time in Telangana's Rangaredi district,

00:58where a state-run TGS RTC bus, carrying around 70 passengers,

01:02collided head-on with a speeding tipper truck on the Hyderabad-Beejapur Highway.

01:06The impact was catastrophic as both vehicles were ripped apart.

01:09At least 20 people lost their lives,

01:11including 10 women, 8 men and a 3-month-old baby.

01:15Emergency teams, assisted by locals, pulled survivors from the debris.

01:18The injured were admitted to hospitals in Chewala and Hyderabad,

01:22with several in critical condition.

01:24From Jaipur to Rangaredi,

01:25lives were lost not to fate, but to human negligence,

01:29drunk driving and reckless speeding that turned highways into craveyards.

01:33India's road safety crisis has once again raised an urgent question.

01:36How many more lives must be lost before accountability truly hits the brakes?