At least six members of a family were killed and two others injured after their car was hit by a truck in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on May 5. The accident occurred on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway near the Banas river bridge. The family was on its way to offer prayers at a Ganesh temple in Sawai Madhopur, police said.
In the CCTV footage, which has now surfaced, it is been seen that the truck running on the highway suddenly took a U-turn, due to which the car coming from behind collided with the truck. Seeing the accident, some people standing near the truck on the roadside jumped over the railing and ran away. At the same time, after the incident, the truck driver also escapes from there after getting the opportunity. However, based on information received after the accident, Boli police station seized the truck within a few hours. The police team is searching for the truck driver.
Those killed in the accident are Manish Sharma and his wife Anita, Kailash Sharma and his wife Santosh, and Satish Sharma and his wife Poonam, police said. The injured — Manan and Deepali, both children — have been hospitalised, they said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem and it will be conducted after family members arrive.
