12 hurt as jeep overturns in Jaisalmer

A dozen people, including two women, received injuries after the jeep they were travelling in overturned in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, police said today.

All passengers were returning home in Vijay Nagar, Ajmer district, after offering prayers at Tanot Temple and Ramdevra, when the jeep driver allegedly dozed off and lost control of the car, said Pokhran SHO Shankar Lal.

The jeep overturned after hitting a road divider, he said, adding that 12 passengers, including two women were injured in the accident. They were sent to Jodhpur for treatment.

No case was registered, he added.