Two 18-Year-Olds Killed as Overspeeding Dumper Rams Bike on Jaipur Highway
Speeding truck turns Sunday ride into nightmare near Transport Nagar tunnel.
Sunday morning turned into a living nightmare on the Jaipur highway when a heavily loaded dumper truck, racing at breakneck speed, slammed head-on into a motorcycle carrying two 18-year-old friends near the Transport Nagar tunnel. Yogesh Meena from Bhusawar in Bharatpur and Ajay Sharma from Bandikui in Dausa had left home full of energy, chatting and laughing as they rode toward Jaipur city, unaware that death was roaring toward them in the form of a reckless driver behind a 20-tonne beast.
The impact was catastrophic. Witnesses said the collision sounded like an explosion as the motorcycle was flung several feet into the air before being crushed beneath the massive front wheels of the dumper. Both teenagers were killed instantly, their bodies mangled beyond recognition on the blood-soaked road. Horrified morning commuters stopped in shock while others screamed for help, but nothing could bring back the two young lives snuffed out in a split second.
The driver never even touched the brakes. Seconds after the carnage, he accelerated and vanished into traffic, abandoning the truck only a few kilometres away before disappearing completely. Jaipur traffic police, led by Constable Banwari Lal, have registered a case of rash and negligent driving causing death and launched a massive hunt using CCTV networks, highway toll data, and the vehicle’s registration details to nab the fugitive before he escapes justice.
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After a detailed postmortem at SMS Hospital, the shattered bodies were finally handed over to their families in the afternoon. The scenes outside the mortuary were unbearable as mothers collapsed, fathers stood frozen in disbelief, and siblings wailed uncontrollably while neighbours struggled to console them. Two families that had sent their sons out with smiles in the morning were now preparing for their last journey by evening.
Yet another deadly reminder of how overloaded and overspeeding dumpers have become moving killers on Rajasthan roads, this tragedy has sparked fresh outrage among locals who are demanding permanent checkpoints, stricter licences for heavy vehicles, and life imprisonment for hit-and-run drivers. Two bright futures destroyed in the blink of an eye, all because one man chose speed over human life.
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