Jodhpur: Eleven people including a newlywed couple and three children were killed in an accident near Sointara village in Shegarh subdivision of Jodhpur on Saturday morning.
All of them were heading to Ramdeora to pay obeisance at the shrine of the famous folk deity Baba Ramdeo. Three seriously injured have been rushed to a hospital in Jodhpur.
The dead included four men including groom Vikram and the driver, four women including bride Sita and three children — siblings Pratap (8) and Rashu (4) — and a two-year-old girl. The parents of the siblings — Kishore (35) and Dimple (28) — were also killed. The newlyweds hailed from Kanana village in Siwana under Balotra subdivision of Barmer district.
All had set off from the village for Ramdeora early in the morning in an SUV and were supposed to be back by the evening. But tragedy struck when the vehicle collided with a truck.
Jodhpur rural SP Rahul Barhat said the deceased, all from one family from Mali community, had started around 4.30 am.
“While negotiating a turn on the highway near Sointara village, the vehicle had a head on collision with a truck around 7.30 am,” said Barhat, adding that the collision was so intense that entire vehicle got stuck under the truck and turned into a completely mangled mass of iron.
He said the truck was carrying clay and was heading to Morbi in Gujarat. The driver fled from the spot after the accident.
“Eleven persons including the bride and the groom died on the spot. Three seriously injured were first taken to a local hospital in Shergarh and later referred to MDM Hospital in Jodhpur,” said Barhat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief and prayed for the departed souls. MoS (agriculture and farmers’ welfare) Kailash Choudhary visited the accident spot and met members of the bereaved family in Balotra. Union minister for jal shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and some Congress leaders visited the injured ar MDM Hospital and assured them of all support.
All of them were heading to Ramdeora to pay obeisance at the shrine of the famous folk deity Baba Ramdeo. Three seriously injured have been rushed to a hospital in Jodhpur.
The dead included four men including groom Vikram and the driver, four women including bride Sita and three children — siblings Pratap (8) and Rashu (4) — and a two-year-old girl. The parents of the siblings — Kishore (35) and Dimple (28) — were also killed. The newlyweds hailed from Kanana village in Siwana under Balotra subdivision of Barmer district.
All had set off from the village for Ramdeora early in the morning in an SUV and were supposed to be back by the evening. But tragedy struck when the vehicle collided with a truck.
Jodhpur rural SP Rahul Barhat said the deceased, all from one family from Mali community, had started around 4.30 am.
“While negotiating a turn on the highway near Sointara village, the vehicle had a head on collision with a truck around 7.30 am,” said Barhat, adding that the collision was so intense that entire vehicle got stuck under the truck and turned into a completely mangled mass of iron.
He said the truck was carrying clay and was heading to Morbi in Gujarat. The driver fled from the spot after the accident.
“Eleven persons including the bride and the groom died on the spot. Three seriously injured were first taken to a local hospital in Shergarh and later referred to MDM Hospital in Jodhpur,” said Barhat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief and prayed for the departed souls. MoS (agriculture and farmers’ welfare) Kailash Choudhary visited the accident spot and met members of the bereaved family in Balotra. Union minister for jal shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and some Congress leaders visited the injured ar MDM Hospital and assured them of all support.
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