Three killed in a head-on collision between trucks

Three persons were killed in a head-on collision between two trucks in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district on Sunday, police said.

The accident took place on the Bikaner-Suratgarh national highway, in which three persons, including drivers of both trucks died, SHO Rajiyasar police station Suresh Kumar said.

A helper died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, the SHO said.

He said the deceased were identified as Ejaz Ahmed Butt, his helper Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, both of Jammu and Kashmir; and Om Prakash, also known as Manphool Bishnoi from Nokha.

Kumar said their family members had been informed and the bodies had been kept at a community health care centre in Rajiyasar for a post-mortem.