Overview
- On Tuesday night a speeding trailer rammed into an Ertiga on the Delhi–Jaipur NH‑48 near Molaheda in Kotputli-Behror, killing two people and injuring more than six who were taken to the Government BDM district hospital.
- On the Bharatmala Expressway near Gharuan in Mohali an SUV struck the rear of a trailer, killing three occupants including a newlywed couple and a family friend after the trailer allegedly braked suddenly.
- Kotputli-Behror police say the NH‑48 trailer driver fled and a search is under way while Mohali police have registered a case and intend to question the trailer driver as part of their probe.
- Rescue teams at both scenes extracted victims from mangled vehicles, sent the dead for post-mortem exams, cleared long traffic jams, and are collecting witness statements and forensic evidence.
- The crashes underscore safety risks on high-speed highways when heavy trailers lose control or stop abruptly and could prompt closer enforcement of trailer maintenance, driver checks, and highway braking-distance rules.