Jaipur road accident: 11 killed, 50 injured

Jaipur, May 12: Eleven people were killed and 50 others injured when a truck carrying a marriage party overturned in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district, police said here on Thursday.

The incident occurred near Arua-ka-Nala area, about 186 km from here, late last night when the victims were returning to their native village Khedli after attending a marriage function at nearby Laloni.

“Nine men died on the spot, while two others succumbed to injuries at a hospital. The injured were rushed to different hospitals in the district and nearby areas,” Kanchanpura SHO Rajendra Yadav said, adding that only male members were travelling in the truck.

–PTI