RAJASTHAN: Eleven people, including women and children, died while over half a dozen were injured when a pickup truck collided with a container near Bapi village in Rajasthan's Dausa on Wednesday.
According to the information, the deceased include three women and seven children.
As per initial reports, the vehicle crashed into a container truck, resulting in the immediate death of 10 people.
Upon receiving the information, the police hurried to the location and transported the injured individuals to a nearby hospital, where another woman died from her injuries, raising the death toll to 11.
The remains of the deceased have been forwarded for autopsy.
All of them were from Uttar Pradesh and were returning after visiting the Khatu Shyam and Salasar Balaji Temple when the accident took place in the Sainthal police station area.
After hearing the collision and chaos, people nearby reached out to help and called the police and ambulance.
As soon as the information was received, the police arrived at the spot and all the injured were sent to the trauma unit of the district hospital. Since many people were left seriously injured, additional medical staff were called in.