Kota (Rajasthan):

A man was killed and his wife and eight-year-old son injured in a road accident here while they were going to attend the last rites of her father, police said on Saturday.

The driver of the cab that the Mumbai-based couple had hired from Jaipur was also injured when the vehicle rammed into a truck near Chatarganj village on National Highway 52 early morning.

The family had reached Jaipur from Mumbai by a flight.

According to the police, Rajat Rastogi (40) and Anubha (38), both chartered accountants and residents of Alwar district, left for Jaipur with their son Athar on Friday night. Upon reaching the state capital, they hired a cab to reach here for the funeral and last rites of Anubha’s father, who died on Friday.

The cab, which was likely speeding, rammed into a truck near Chatarganj village on NH 52 at around 4 am, Station House Officer (SHO), Hindoli police station, Pawan Kumar Meena said. All four occupants of the car, including cab driver Kuldeepak, were rushed to Community Health Centre, Hindoli, where doctors declared Rajat dead on arrival, while the other three were unconscious, SHO Meena said.

The injured were given primary medical care and then referred to Bundi district hospital, he said.

The exact reason for the incident will be clear only after the statements of the injured, who are currently in unconscious state, are recorded, the SHO said.

The body of the victim has been handed over to the family after post-mortem and a case has been lodged in the incident, he said.

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Barmer, Rajasthan:

A government school principal and a girl student were killed after a bus they were travelling in with 27 others rammed a dumper parked on roadside in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Saturday night, police said.

The school principal was identified as Mohammad Ibrahim, while the girl student as Savina.

This incident took place around 8:00 pm near Sehlau village.

According to officials, the passengers on board included 24 girl students from Swami Vivekananda Government Model School in Detani and four others, including the school principal and three teachers.

“They were returning after a victorious tournament organised in Raniwara,” they said.

Officials said that the bus driver couldn’t see a dumper truck that was parked on the side of Bharat Mala Road near Sehlau village and ended up ramming into it.

“The exact reason behind the accident is, however, not clear,” they said.

Police said that the truck was parked with its parking lights switched off, which led to the bus driver not noticing the vehicle, resulting in a collision.

The accident was so severe that the conductor’s side of the bus sustained extensive damage, and the school principal, who was seated there, died on the spot.

Local residents in the area heard the sound of the crash and rushed to the scene, calling for an ambulance.

Upon receiving information, a police team also arrived at the scene and, with the assistance of the villagers, shifted those injured in the accident to the hospital.

“20 of them were seriously injured and taken to Chauhatan Hospital, while nine others have been sent to Gagariya Hospital,” they said.

While the school principal died on the spot, and the girl student died during treatment.

“Students whose condition is critical have been referred to Jodhpur for treatment,” ADM Anjum Tahir Samma said.

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