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Rajasthan: 6 children killed, 21 injured as tractor trolley overturns
The victims were on their way to a mass marriage ceremony
Six children were killed and 21 people sustained injuries when the tractor trolley in which they were going to a marriage ceremony overturned in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district on Saturday night.
Additional superintendent of police of Sawai Madhopur Dashrath Singh said many residents, including children, of Daulatpur village were on their way to attend a mass marriage programme of Bairwa community at Khanpur village, when the trolley overturned near Kushalipura village.
The police official said the trolley turned turtle after driver lost control of the vehicle.
The injured were rushed to the Sawai Madhopur district hospital. Three critically injured were later shifted to another hospital in Jaipur.
Among the injured was a groom, Vijay Bairwa.
Bodies were handed over to their families after postmortem on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Priyanka (15), Shiwani (8) Hashina (5) Vishakha (3) Bhavna (8),Manish (12).
