Eight killed in road accident in Rajasthan

Eight members of a marriage party, including four children, were killed when a car in which they were travelling rammed into a tractor trolley in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.

The victims were returning home in Rawla town after attending the marriage when the incident occurred near Rangmahal railway crossing on Hanumangarh-Suratgarh road, 460 kms from here, last night, police said, adding four persons were killed on the spot.

Four others succumbed to injuries in the hospital, SHO Suratgarh city Ranveer Singh said.

The victims were identified as Kashmiri Lal (30), Rakesh (22), Kalawati (50), Priya (12), Komal (10), Veena (25) and Rahul and Goldie (both five years).