Udaipur : Late last night on National Highway-48 passing through Kherwada, Udaipur, in front of Velavaji Plaza, the truck running behind collided with a container truck due to sudden braking of the truck on the National Highway. Due to sudden braking of the truck driver on the speed breaker. This accident happened. The speed of the container was so high that its cabin was completely damaged. The driver got badly stuck in the cabin between the steering wheel. After the incident, there was a long jam of vehicles on the highway. On information, Kherwara police reached the spot. The highway patrolling team and the police, with the help of local people, pulled out the injured driver trapped in the damaged cabin with chains. During this time, the ambulance taking the injured to the hospital also got stuck in the traffic jam. In such a situation, the injured was immediately sent to CHC of Kherwara in the highway patrolling jeep.
There is no facility like Trauma in Kherwada, compulsion to refer to Dungarpur-Udaipur.
Accidents happen every day on National Highway-48 passing through the middle of Kherwara town and have happened continuously in the last 4 years. There is not even a facility like Trauma Center in Kherwara for the injured. In such a situation, after first aid at Kherwara CHC, the injured are referred to Dungarpur, 23 km away from Kherwara, or to Udaipur, 85 km away. Many times, seriously injured people die on the way if they do not get prompt treatment. Apart from this, due to increasing accidents, local people have also raised the demand for elevated bridge and highway bypass.
