Apr 24 2008
19 dead and six injured in an accident in Rajasthan!
At least 19 people were killed in the major accident in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district on Wednesday night when a pick-up van carrying the people collided with a truck. The killed people included eight women and four children while six others were critically injured.
The accident occurred near Kanodia village, about 100 km from here on Jodhpur-Jaisalmer road, Jodhpur Superintendent of Police Sanjeeb Kumar Narzary said.
The van was on its way to Dechu from Setrawa. All the 19 bodies were recovered and kept at Dechu government hospital. The injured persons were shifted to a Jodhpur hospital.
Inspector General of Police Rajiv Dasot, District Magistrate Naresh Pal Gangwar have rushed to the spot to oversee the rescue operations.
