At least 5 passengers were injured and a driver of Rajasthan Roadways was killed after the bus collided with a truck in the early hours of Thursday near Bilaspur Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur Expressway.
The incident took place under Bilaspur police station limits at around 5.30 am on Thursday when a Rajasthan Roadways bus collided with a stranded truck loaded with construction material from behind, police said.
"In the accident, the bus driver identified as Praveen (25) of Pali village in Rajasthan was stuck in the bus cabin and was rescued with serious injuries with the help of a crane but was later succumbed to his injuries," Praveen Kumar, the station house officer (SHO) of Bilaspur police station said.
The remaining injured passengers suffered minor injuries and were discharged after first-aid treatment.
"The highway was cleared for routine traffic," he said. The truck driver fled the spot leaving the truck behind. Efforts are underway to trace his whereabouts of him, the SHO said.