7 killed in car-tanker collision in Rajasthan's Dausa

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JAIPUR: Seven people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger vehicle and a tanker on Saturday in Rajasthan's Dausa district, a police official said.

The accident took place in Kherli village, under Sadar police station area, where road-construction work was underway, Sub-Inspector Ram Singh said.

Four people died on the spot and six others were rushed to a nearby hospital, Singh said, adding that three of them were referred to a hospital in Jaipur.

Doctors at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur declared one of them "dead on arrival" while two others succumbed to injuries during treatment, the SI said.

The deceased were identified as Mukesh Sharma (40), Puni Devi (65), Ramesh Sharma (50), Raghuveer Singh (20), Ram Karan (50) and Vikram (23). Another victim was yet to be identified.

Postmortem would be conducted tomorrow, police said.