Churu, October 24 — Six people were killed and a nine-month-old girl was seriously injured on Saturday morning when a speeding car rammed into a truck from behind on the Dadrewa-Taranagar road in the Sadulpur area of Rajasthan's Churu district, according to police and local reporting. The impact left the car wedged under the truck.
Source: The Times of India
Five of those killed were members of one family from Somsisar village in Taranagar tehsil — Bhanwar Lal Sharma (60), his wife Mahendra Devi (55), his daughter-in-law Kavita (28), Yashoda (34) and Kavita's infant son Kanhaiya. The sixth person killed was the car's driver, Mangilal Nai (31). Yashoda's nine-month-old daughter Divyanshi was seriously injured and was referred onward after primary treatment.
The family was travelling to the temple of its family deity in Gurugram, Haryana, for the mundan ceremony of two children when the accident occurred near Dadrewa on Saturday morning. An eyewitness at a nearby petrol pump said the crash sounded like an explosion, and people nearby rushed to help and alerted the police and an ambulance.
Superintendent of Police Nishchay Prasad M inspected the spot, police are investigating the accident, and the bodies have been kept in a hospital mortuary, the report said.
Source: The Times of India
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat expressed grief over the Churu-Sadulpur road accident on Saturday, offering condolences to the bereaved families and praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma also mourned the deaths in the Sadulpur accident.
Source: Nation Press