Nine die as truck rams into jeep

Officers at the Kalol police station said the deceased belonged to Bajidora village in Banswada district of Rajasthan.

8220;There were more than 20 passengers from one particular area who were going to Pavagadh to offer prayers during Navratri. Just near Madhwas, a truck moving at a high speed, rammed into the jeep. The injured were first rushed to the Halol Referral Hospital and then shifted to SSG Hospital. Two more people died during treatment,8221; said an officer at the Kalol police station

He said after the accident, the truck driver escaped from the spot.

The deceased have been identified as Valu Amarji Rawat 27, Ashok Goswami 25, the driver and owner of the jeep, Dinesh Rawat 26, Jamnaben Makanbhai 50, Santoshben Katara 28, Vitthal Pargi 40, Sangeeta Dindor 28, Kailash Damor 12 and an unidentified man.