Churu Accident: Family of Five Among Six Dead on Highway

A horrific road accident in Rajasthan's Churu district on Saturday morning has left six people dead, five of them from one family. The crash happened on the Sadulpur-Taranagar road near Dadrewa village, where a car collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction.

The victims were travelling from Somsisar village in Taranagar tehsil to Gogamedi for a religious visit. At approximately 8:30 am, their vehicle hit the truck near Dadrewa village.

The force of the collision badly mangled the car, leaving passengers stuck inside. Five family members and the car driver were killed. Those who died included men, women and children, among them a six-month-old infant.

A seven-month-old girl was critically hurt in the accident. After initial treatment at a nearby hospital, she was referred to Churu for better medical care.

According to people present at the scene, panic spread quickly after the crash. Residents and police personnel together removed the trapped occupants from the wreckage. A few people died immediately, while another succumbed during treatment.

Sadulpur police, led by Sub-Inspector Satyaprakash Jangid, rushed to the site after receiving the alert and carried out rescue operations with the help of villagers. Injured persons and bodies were extracted from the damaged car.

All the bodies have been shifted to the Sadulpur sub-district hospital mortuary for postmortem and identification.

Police have registered a case and are investigating what led to the collision. The deaths of five members of a single family have left Somsisar village mourning, and grief has spread through the entire area.

Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have expressed deep grief over the tragedy and extended condolences to the families of those who died.