Thirteen killed in road mishaps in Rajasthan

Thirteen people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate road accidents in parts of Rajasthan on Tuesday.

Thirteen people were killed and 28 others injured in two separate road accidents in parts of Rajasthan on Tuesday, police said.

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Seven passengers were killed and 13 others wounded in a head-on-collision between two buses on the NH-15 near Mayawali village, they said.

The injured were rushed to a government hospital at Sriganganagar, they said, adding that the dead bodies were shifted to the district mortuary.

In another incident, six people were killed when a truck ran over them on the Jaipur-Chomu highway in the wee hours on Tuesday, police said.

The speeding truck after crushing to death a couple, hit some pedestrians, killing four of them and injuring fifteen others.

The injured have been admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital, they said.