Five Of UP Family Killed In Car-Truck Collision In Jaipur

Five people were killed in a tragic car-truck collision in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Sunday.

The car flattened by the impact of the collision.

Source : ANI

In a collision between a car and truck, five members of a family were killed in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Sunday. Locals had gathered to look at a flattened Hyundai sedan following the incident. The family was from Uttar Pradesh.

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The family was on their way to the Khatu Shyam Temple to offer prayers.

The incident happened near the Nekawala toll plaza on the Dausa-Manoharpur National Highway, and the deceased included two women and a six-month-old girl, Raisar SHO Raghuveer Singh said.

He mentioned that the collision's impact was so intense that the truck also overturned. The police had to make considerable efforts to extricate the bodies from the wrecked car.

Singh added that the family was from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, and they were on their way to offer prayers at the renowned Khatu Shyam Temple.

The bodies have been kept in a mortuary at NIMS Hospital, which will be handed over after post-mortem.

The deceased were identified as Satya Prakash, 60, Rama Devi, 55, Abhishek, 35, Priyanka, 30, and her six-month-old daughter.

In another incident, a tourist bus overturned, and 31 people were injured in the early hours of Sunday. The incident occurred near Mandi at 4 am while traveling along the Chandigarh-Manali highway. The bus was travelling to Kasol in the Parvati Valley of the Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

According to ANI, a total of 31 individuals, including the driver and conductor, sustained injuries in the accident. Among them, two are in critical condition and were immediately taken to Nerchowk Medical College for advanced medical treatment.

Six others suffered serious injuries, while the remaining passengers sustained minor injuries.

The preliminary report suggests that overspeeding may have been the primary cause of the accident.