Kota: At least three people have died in two
separate road accidents here, police said today.
A heavily loaded truck, headed for Baran from Kota,
overturned last night on the highway near the Chambal
Fertilizers plant, about two kilometres from the Simliya toll
plaza, after it swerved to avoid hitting some cows, ASI
Sitaram Saini said.
The driver and the cleaner of the truck, identified as
Durgesh Rathore (25) and Vishnu Mali (24), respectively, both
residents of Bhilwara district, were killed on the spot while
a third person, identified as Deepak Rathore (20), sustained
minor injuries, he said.
The bodies were handed over to the family members today
after postmortem at Maharao Bheem Singh (MBS) hospital, Kota,
and a case was lodged under sections of the Motor Vehicle Act,
the ASI said.
Mohan Lal Gujjar (28), a resident of Premnagar-II in Kota
city, was killed this morning after a speeding car ploughed
into his motorbike near the Tathed overbridge here, police
said.
Gujjar was rushed to the MBS hospital but he succumbed to
to injuries during treatment, ASI Ramesh Singh said.
The driver of the four-wheeler managed to flee, however,
the car was seized, the ASI said, adding that the body was
handed over to the family members after postmortem.
PTI
