Six killed, one injured in road accident in Rajasthan

Six people were killed and one was injured when a pick-up vehicle and a truck collided head on in Sanderao village in Pali district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said.

Six people were killed and one was injured when a pick-up vehicle and a truck collided head on in Sanderao village in Pali district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said.

The incident occurred around 9:45am when a pick-up vehicle, which was carrying a group of people from Harji village in Jalore district to Sumerpur, collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction, they said.

Drivers of both the vehicles died on the spot along with four others travelling in the pick-up vehicle, they said.

The deceased were identified as Goparam (25), Sonaram (30), Kukaram (35), Ramaram (55), Lalram (25) and Madho Singh (30), they said.

One injured identified as Ramesh was rushed to a nearby hospital. His condition is stated to be critical, they said.

The bodies were sent to a nearby government hospital for postmortem.