JAIPUR: Eight persons were killed and 18 others injured in four separate road accidents at Dausa, Sriganganagar and Dholpur districts of the state on Sunday.
Near Bhandana on NH-21 in Dausa district, a car hit a motorbike and killed three persons from the same family who were riding on the bike. “The deceased have been identified as Kailash Chandra (45), Nawal Kishor (30) and Sanjay Kumar (28). They were daily wage labourers and returning to Bassi after work. They were hit by a car from Jaipur going to Agra,” said a senior police officer of Sadar police station of Dausa on Sunday.
Soon after the incident, local residents alerted the police and ambulance. “All the three were declared brought dead at the hospital. Two others in the car were injured,” said the officer.
In another accident near MD toll plaza on the Anoopgarh-Gharsana road in Sriganganagar district, two people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between two cars. “Both the drivers of the cars, Ved Prakash (25) and Ramkishan (35), died on the spot while two others were injured. They were returning from a marriage,” said a senior police officer. Police said that it was a nasty collision as both the cars were badly damaged.
Three people were killed and nine others seriously injured in yet another head-on collision between a car and truck near Sarmathura village of Dholpur district. An eight-year-old boy, a nine-year-old girl and the driver of the car died in the accident. “A family was returning after pilgrimage to Kaila Devi temple when the accident took place at 2am on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Devendra (27), the driver of the car, and two children, Ujjwal (8) and Vaishnavi (9),” said Anil Gautam, station house officer, Sarmathura police station.
In another accident near housing board chowki area of Dholpur, a car fell down into a gorge injuring five persons. “The driver lost control and the car fell into a 20ft gorge,” said an officer.