18 people killed in two road accidents in India
Jaipur: At least eighteen people, including eight children were killed in two road accidents in India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, twelve people, including eight children, died in a collision between a bus and tempo in the Dholpur district of Rajasthan state.
The Indian police officer of the Bari police station, Shivlahari Meena, said the accident took place when a speedy sleeper coach bus going from Gwalior to Jaipur hit the tempo near Sumipur. He said 12 people, including a couple and eight children, died in the accident. He said the deceased have been identified as Irfan alias Bunty (38), his wife Julie (34), daughter Asma (14), son Salman (8), Parveen (32), Zareena (35), Saqir (6), Sanif (9), Ajaan (5), Aashiyana (10), Sufi (7) and Danish (10).
In another accident, six people were run over by a speeding SUV near Nagardih crossing in the Fullidumar police station in Banka district of Bihar state, Indian police said .
“The deceased were pedestrians. Four persons died on the spot while two succumbed to their injuries during treatment at the hospital,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer Bipin Bihari told the media. “According to locals, the driver of the SUV fled immediately after the accident. A case has been registered and the matter is being investigated,” he said.
Meanwhile, a mob killed a 30-year-old man and injured another in Vadodara city of Gujarat state.
Three policemen were also injured when they tried to intervene during the attack that occurred near a police station in the Varasiya locality around midnight, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Panna Momaya said.
