Seventeen persons were killed when their jeep collided with a truck in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district today, police said.
More than 15 people killed in a collision between a truck and jeep in Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. pic.twitter.com/bRTg226Msb
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The mishap occurred in Hanumangarh town police station area on Rawatsar-Hanumangarh mega-highway.
#Hanumangadh . Jeep collide with Truck.16 Death #accident#Rajasthan @News18India pic.twitter.com/zIFKQuI5wA
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The ill-fated jeep was on its way to a nearby town with the passengers. The bodies have been shifted to a local hospital where the autopsies are going on, SHO Anwar Khan said.
The seriously injured jeep driver was rushed to the district hospital where his condition is said to be critical, Additional SP Nirmala Vishnoi said.
