Rajasthan highway tragedy: 11 Khatu Shyam pilgrims dead, several injured as pickup van rams into truck; toll may rise | Jaipur News
NEW DELHI: At least 11 people, including women and children, were killed and several others injured in a road accident on the Dausa–Manoharpur Highway in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.According to Dausa superintendent of police Sagar Rana, the victims were returning after offering prayers at the Khatu Shyam temple when the pick-up van they were travelling in collided with a container truck.Some of the injured have been referred to SMS Hospital in Jaipur for treatment.Sagar Rana, superintendent of police, Dausa, says, “We have received information that at least 10 people have been killed in a road accident that took place on Manoharpur Highway. The victims were said to be returning after offering prayers at Khatu Shyam. Some of the injured have been referred to SMS Hospital.”“The total death count of the accident between a passenger pick-up and a trailer truck near Bapi now lies at 11 after one person admitted to the hospital succumbed to their injuries,” said Dausa Dy SP Ravi Prakash Sharma. (With inputs from agencies)
