A pickup van rammed a parked truck in Rajasthan's Dausa, killing 10 people, including seven children and three women and leaving several injured. The incident, reported from Bapi village, occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, at around 4 am, when a pickup van full of devotees was returning from Salasar Balaji.
The injured were rushed to Dausa District Hospital, where 10 died of their injuries. Nine other injured devotees have been shifted to Jaipur owing to critical health conditions. The dead bodies have been moved to the mortuary.
"The accident took place on Manoharpur Highway, in which at least 10 people have died," Sagar Rana, Superintendent of Police, Dausa, said. "The victims were said to be returning after offering prayers at Khatu Shyam. Some of the injured have been referred to SMS Hospital," he added.
