Jaipur / Indore / Ujjain: Twelve pilgrims from Ujjain were killed and six injured in a head and truck collision near the Sribalaji area in the Nagaur District of Rajasthan on Tuesday morning.
More than half of the dead are women.
18 pilgrims have been packaged into 12 seats and returner cruisers after ‘Darshan’ at the Ramdevra Temple and Karni Eyes in Jaisalmer.
“When the Jeep overtakes another vehicle on the state highway, it collides with a truck that comes from the opposite direction,” said Nagaur SP Abhijeet Singh.
The initial investigation showed that Cruiser tried to follow other vehicles, bring pilgrims from the same group, when it collided with trucks.
The road does not have a divider.
Police accelerate to places with ambulances and rescue vehicles.
Cruiser has turned into a crushed metal mass, making it very difficult to free the victims.
The metal cutter must be used.
The villagers also help in rescue.
Eight victims, including six women, killed instantly.
Three died on the way to the hospital in Bikaner and the others died during treatment.