Three dead and six injured in road accident in Rajasthan

Jaipur: Three people were killed and six injured in a road accident on the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway in Dausa district of Rajasthan, police said on Sunday.

The victims were traveling in a car from Ahmedabad to Haridwar, police said.

According to Station House Officer (SHO) Bandikui Surendra Malik, the car was traveling on the highway at high speed and collided with a divider when it hit a cow.

When the occupants of the car got out to inspect the damage to the vehicle, a truck approaching from behind rammed their vehicle and another truck ran over these people, SHO Malik said.

According to police, the accident occurred on Sunday morning near Unnabada village Bandikui in Dausa district.

Ahmedabad resident Hansmukh (32), his wife Seema (30) and their relative Mohanlal (55) died on the spot while Hansmukh’s sister Neeta (32), Neelam (26) and driver Dinesh (30) died seriously in the accident were injured, police said.

Another relative of Hansmukh, Kireet Bhai, and two children aged two and three sustained minor injuries in the incident, they said.