Jaipur: Nine people were killed and seven were injured in two separate road accidents in Nagaur and Bikaner districts Monday.In the first accident, three members of a family, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed in a head-on collision between a van and a private bus near the Luni river crossing in the Jasnagar area of Nagaur district.According to the police, the family was travelling from Jaitaran to Pushkar to take a holy dip in the Pushkar Sarovar on the occasion of Somvati Amavasya. Six others in the van were injured in the crash, with three of them being referred to Jaipur in critical condition.The deceased were identified as Jitendra (40), Sheela (35) and Mannu (7). Police said all nine occupants of the van were members of a family hailing from Karauli district.Around 20 passengers travelling in the bus escaped unhurt.In the second accident, six people, including four children, were killed and a six-year-old girl sustained serious injuries when a dumper truck and a passenger car collided head-on on National Highway 11 in the Sridungargarh area of Bikaner district.Sridungargarh circle officer Niket Parik identified the deceased as Om Prakash (50), his wife Sorma Devi (45) and their 3-year-old daughter Pramila. The other victims were Ronit (4), Yashvi (10) and Khushi (8).According to the police, the victims, residents of Fatehabad in Haryana, were returning home after visiting Mukam, a revered pilgrimage site associated with the Bishnoi community. The injured child was referred to PBM Hospital in Bikaner for treatment.Police in both districts have launched separate investigations into the two accidents.
