Raj: 11 including newlywed couple killed in accident in Jodhpur

Eleven people including a bride and a groom were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck near Sointara village in Shegarh subdivision of Jodhpur on Saturday morning, police said.

Those who died included women and children who were accompanying the newly-weds identified as Vikram and Sita.

The occupants of the car were on their way to Ramdeora from Balotra city of Barmer to pay obeisance at the shrine of famous folk deity Baba Ramdeo, police said, adding three others were seriously injured and taken to a hospital in Jodhpur.

Superintendent of Police, Jodhpur (rural) Rahul Barhat said: "While negotiating a turn on the highway, the vehicle collided with the truck. Eleven people died on the spot and three were injured."