Daijiworld Media Network – Jaipur

Jaipur, Feb 14: Five people were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan’s Chaksu on Saturday morning after a car rammed into a trailer truck on the Kota-Jaipur National Highway (NH-52), police said.

According to Chaksu SHO Manohar Lal Meghwal, the accident took place near Tigariya turn when the car, travelling from Madhya Pradesh towards Jaipur, crashed into a trailer truck moving ahead. The mishap allegedly occurred after the car driver dozed off.

The impact of the collision was severe, resulting in the death of four occupants, including a woman, on the spot. A critically injured youth later succumbed to injuries while being taken to hospital. All the deceased were residents of Madhya Pradesh, police said.

Traffic movement on the busy national highway was disrupted for some time following the accident. Local police and the accident response team rushed to the spot upon receiving information.

The bodies have been kept in the mortuary for post-mortem examination. The damaged vehicles were removed with the help of a crane to restore normal traffic flow, SHO Meghwal added.