Eight people, including two couples, were killed and two others injured in three separate road accidents in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
A bus hit a motorcycle in Sadar police station area in Tonk district, leaving three people, including a couple, dead. Station House Officer (SHO) Hemraj said Radhakishan (70), his wife Chahu Devi (65) and his brother Mehram (68) died when the speeding bus hit the bike. They were going to a nearby place on the motorcycle.
In Bikaner, a tempo and tanker collided head on in Gangashahar area. Sundarlal Bhura (58), his wife Raju Devi (55) and Jhanwarlal Bhura (70) -- all occupants of the tempo -- were killed in the accident.
Two others were also injured, police said.
In another accident which took place in Jhunjhunu's Sadar police station area, two men were killed in a head-on collision between their car and a bus.
Police identified the deceased as Rajkumar (42) and Mandeep (28). PTI SDA CK