KOTA: Nine men returning from a marriage party were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on the Jhalawar-Bhopal highway near Eklera village in Jhalawar district early Sunday morning at around 2:45, while one other in the car sustained injuries and was under treatment at Jhalawar government hospital.
The men, who were from the Bagari community, were returning in an Omni car after attending a wedding in Dungri village, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.The accident occurred during the intervening night between Saturday and Sunday when their car collided head-on with a truck on the Jhalawar – Bhopal highway near Eklera village, Jhalawar SP Richa Tomer told TOI on Sunday morning.
Two persons were killed on the spot, while seven others succumbed to their injuries at the hospital soon after. One other with them in the car sustained critical care injuries and is under treatment at Jhalawar government hospital, she added.
The mishap reportedly occurred at around 2:45 am on early Sunday and the police were informed at around 3:15. Following this, the police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured, SHO at Eklera police station Sandeep Vishoni told. Two of them were severely stuck in the car, which suggested the collision was massive, he said, adding the truck driver fled away after the mishap.
The deceased, aged between 18-30, were male, he said. The postmortem of the bodies is underway, while one injured is under treatment, he added.
All the deceased belonged to the same Bagari community and to Jhalawar district and went to a marriage party at Dungri village in Bhopal, MP, the SHO said.
The men, who were from the Bagari community, were returning in an Omni car after attending a wedding in Dungri village, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.The accident occurred during the intervening night between Saturday and Sunday when their car collided head-on with a truck on the Jhalawar – Bhopal highway near Eklera village, Jhalawar SP Richa Tomer told TOI on Sunday morning.
Two persons were killed on the spot, while seven others succumbed to their injuries at the hospital soon after. One other with them in the car sustained critical care injuries and is under treatment at Jhalawar government hospital, she added.
The mishap reportedly occurred at around 2:45 am on early Sunday and the police were informed at around 3:15. Following this, the police rushed to the spot and rescued the injured, SHO at Eklera police station Sandeep Vishoni told. Two of them were severely stuck in the car, which suggested the collision was massive, he said, adding the truck driver fled away after the mishap.
The deceased, aged between 18-30, were male, he said. The postmortem of the bodies is underway, while one injured is under treatment, he added.
All the deceased belonged to the same Bagari community and to Jhalawar district and went to a marriage party at Dungri village in Bhopal, MP, the SHO said.