8 killed in separate accidents in Raj

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Press Trust of India Jaisalmer
Last Updated : Sep 19 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
Eight persons were killed and 27 others injured in two separate road accidents in the district today.
Two jeeps collided in Pokaran area near Dediya village, leaving six persons dead and 24 injured, police said.
The vehicles were on their way to Ramdevra from Gujarat when they collided due to speed, police said.
The injured have been admitted to the district hospital and the bodies shifted to the hospital for post-mortem.
In another incident, two pedestrians were killed and three injured when an unidentified vehicle crushed them in the wee hours.
The victims were also going to Ramdevra temple on a 'Padyatra'.
The driver could not be arrested as he fled after the mishap, police said.
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First Published: Sep 19 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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