Accident in Bikaner: Five people including doctor couple killed as SUV rams into truck
The two families were returning from Sriganganagar after attending a marriage ceremony when the incident occurred.
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JAIPUR: Five people from two families, including a doctor couple and their one and a half year old daughter, were killed on the spot after a speeding Scorpio rammed into a moving truck in Bikaner.
The accident occurred at 5 am on Friday on the Bharatmala road near Rasisar village of Nokha area. All five deceased were residents of Gujarat.
Superintendent of Police Tejaswani Gautam and Additional Superintendent of Police Dr. Pyarelal Shivran reached the spot after the accident. The two families were returning from Sriganganagar after attending a marriage ceremony when the incident occurred.
Initial investigations reveal that half of the SUV entered the truck in the fatal collision. The police have informed the families of the deceased about the incident, and their bodies are being kept in the mortuary of the government hospital in Nokha. It is unclear where they were coming from and where they were going at the time of the accident.
According to initial reports, sleepiness is believed to be the cause of fatal accident as it is believed that person driving Scorpio fell asleep due to which car rammed into truck resulting in the tragic loss of lives. A lot effort had to be done to remove bodies trapped in it .
