Nine killed in road mishap in Rajasthan

Nine persons, mostly daily wage earners, were killed and 16 others injured in a head-on collision of their jeep with a truck.

Nine persons, mostly daily wage earners, were killed and 16 others injured when a private jeep in which they were travelling collided head on with a big truck near Dausa in Rajasthan, police said.

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Ten seriously injured were rushed to the Sawai Man Singh hospital here, while six were admitted to Dausa government hospital, police said.

The deceased included one woman and a girl, they said.

The jeep was on its way from Dausa to Lalsot when it collided with the truck, which was carrying new vehicles, approaching from the opposite side.