Jalaun Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

In the early hours of 4 November 2026 a truck loaded with bricks lost control near the 209 km mark of the Bundelkhand Expressway, in the Jalaun Kotwali area, fell from the road and caught fire. The driver and the cleaner both died; police gave dozing by the driver as a preliminary view, and one account says the truck hit electric cables on its way down. Early reports said one man had died and one was trapped, and we cover the crash in a case study.

On 7 May 2025 a car taking a family towards Jhansi broke through the divider near Girthan village and hit a truck coming the other way. Five members of the family died, among them a three-month-old girl, and two others were badly hurt and taken to the medical college at Orai. Police suspected the driver had fallen asleep.

On 17 June 2026, around 11 in the morning, a car coming from the Jhansi side went out of control near the Ajnari flyover, hit the divider and overturned. Two men died at the scene and three people were hurt; police had not confirmed the cause.

Five days after the Bundelkhand Expressway opened, a stretch near Chirhiya Salempur in Jalaun tehsil sank about two feet after rain, and a car got stuck in it. The district magistrate said an inquiry was under way, which is a reminder to slow down on any road after heavy rain.