Woman dies, Jodhpur Dy SP seriously injured in car crash

Jaisalmer: Jodhpur Rural deputy superintendent of police Rajuram was left seriously injured while a 30-year-old woman was killed and her 3-year-old daughter and husband seriously injured when the car in which they were travelling crashed with the deputy SP’s official vehicle on the Barmer-Jodhpur highway on Wednesday.
The deceased woman has been identified as Nivedita Mishra, native of Odisha. Her husband, who works as a manager at the Pachpadra refinery, and daughter were also in the car and were seriously injured, police said.
The deputy SP was returning from duty in Barmer after the CM’s visit there, Jasol SHO Rajendra Singh said. He was returning from Chohatan to Jodhpur when the accident took place. SHO Singh said that a car travelling from Pachpadra to Barmer hit the car of the deputy SP. The woman in the car died on the spot. People nearby informed the police.
Pachpadra police reached the accident site and took the injured to Balotra hospital. Doctors there said the condition of Rajuram was critical and after administering him first-aid, he was referred to Jodhpur.
The injuries to the other passengers in the car were also serious and they were shifted to Barmer district hospital, the SHO said.