SUV hits car in Rajasthan's Udaipur, 3 dead

According to the police officer, a case has been filed against the unidentified SUV driver, and the vehicle has been seized. The police are looking for the driver.

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Jaipur: A couple and their daughter-in-law were killed and two others injured when the car they were travelling in collided with an SUV on Sunday in Rajasthan's Udaipur district, police said. The accident took place near Bhagla Ghat on the Udaipur-Ahmedabad highway when the victims were going home in Nadiad in Gujarat from Udaipur, they said, adding that the SUV driver managed to flee leaving his vehicle on the spot. Assistant Sub-inspector posted at Parsad police station Ashok Kumar said that the SUV collided head-on with the car.

Kumar said that the deceased was identified as Hemesh Bhai Patel (55), his wife Rajul (48) and daughter-in-law Hiral Patel (40). He said that the injured were discharged from the hospital after first aid. A case is being registered against the unidentified SUV driver, the police officer said, adding that the SUV has been seized. Police are looking for the absconding driver, he said.