Three killed in road accident in Jodhpur

JODHPUR: Three persons died and eight were injured in a collision between a dumper and a car carrying pilgrims. The accident took place near Pichiyak in Bilara on Monday night.

On receiving information about the incident, police reached the scene and removed the vehicles from the highway.

Police seized the dumper while its driver fled from the spot.

According to information, a family from Rajgarh in MP was returning home after visiting Ramdeora in a car. Late on Monday night, a dumper collided with the car near Pichiyak in Bilara, about 80km from Jodhpur.

The collision was so intense that the car got stuck in the dumper.

After the accident, locals from the nearby areas and commuters rushed to the spot and begun a rescue operation to take the passengers out.