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Six Women Dead, Three Injured in Car–Truck Collision on Jaipur–Bikaner Highway in Sikar

Police filed a negligent driving case, seized the truck, then detained its driver as investigators probe a suspected wrong-lane turn.

Overview

  • Police said the car and truck collided near Harswa/Harsawa village in the Fatehpur area around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
  • The victims were relatives returning to Fatehpur from Laxmangarh after a cremation when the crash occurred at a highway turning.
  • All six fatalities were women identified by police as Santosh Devi, Tulsi Devi, Mohni Devi, Indra Kumari, Asha Devi and Chanda Devi.
  • First responders pulled nine occupants from the wrecked car, with three injured taken to Fatehpur hospital and referred to Jaipur for advanced care.
  • An FIR for negligent driving was registered, the truck was seized, the driver was detained, and postmortems and the wider investigation are underway.