Jaisalmer: Two men were killed and three others injured after a truck carrying stone slabs overturned near Ajasar village in Jaisalmer district Monday morning, police said.The deceased were identified as Lakha Ram (36) and Amra Ram (37), both residents of Nadi Sagra village in Phalodi district. The injured, Mukesh (35), Ghevar Ram (38), and Ganpat Ram (44), are undergoing treatment. Police said all five occupants belonged to the same family.According to the police, the two deceased were sleeping on top of the truck’s cabin when the vehicle overturned, trapping them beneath the stone slabs.Nachna SHO Sumer Dan said the truck was transporting stone slabs from Balser in Jodhpur district to Nachna. Preliminary investigation suggests the driver lost control on a rain-damaged stretch of road near Ajasar village, where recent showers left potholes on the road.According to Nachna SHO Sumer Dan, the truck was transporting stone slabs from Balser in Jodhpur district to Nachna. Preliminary investigation suggests that the truck lost balance on a rain-damaged stretch of road near Ajasar village, where recent rainfall left the road badly damaged with several potholes.Police, assisted by villagers, rescued those trapped and shifted the injured to the Community Health Centre in Nachna.Eyewitnesses said villagers used hammers to break the stone slabs and rescue the trapped men. They were declared dead at the hospital.
