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Eight killed, 1 injured in road accident in Rajathan’s Barmer
The accident took place at about midnight on Monday near Aalpura village in Gudamalani block of Barmer.
Barmer: Eight people of a family were killed and one injured in a road accident near GudaMalani area in Rajasthan’s Barmer late on Monday night, police said.
The nine people travelling in a SUV were part of a marriage procession. Their vehicle collided head-on with a truck, and six of them died on the spot while the rest succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
The accident took place at about midnight on Monday near Aalpura village in Gudamalani block of Barmer. A marriage procession from Sediya village in Jalore district was on its way to Kandhi Ki Dhani in GudaMalani. When they were just eight kilometers away from their destination, their speeding vehicle collided with a truck, SHO,GudaMalani police station, Mularam Choudhary said.
He said six of those travelling in the SUV died on the spot, while two others succumbed to injuries at Sanchore hospital, where they had been taken in a critical condition. One critically injured person identified as Prakash Bishnoi (20) is undergoing treatment.
The deceased have been identified as Punma Ram (45), Prakash Bishnoi (28), Manish Bishnoi (12), Prince Bishnoi (5), Bhagirath Ram (38) and Punma Ram (48). All of them were residents of Jalore. Mangilal Bishnoi (38) and Budharam Bishnoi (40) died during treatment at the local hospital.
Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tweeted, “The news of the death of so many people in a horrific road accident in Barmer, Rajasthan is heartbreaking. I wish peace to all the departed souls and speedy recovery of the injured. May the bereaved families get strength.”
