Six people were killed and a girl was injured in a road accident near Dadrewa village in the Sadulpur area of Rajasthan’s Churu district today.

Superintendent of Police Nischay Prasad said, the accident occurred when a car collided with a truck moving ahead of it. Seven people, including two children, were travelling in the car.

They belonged to Somsisar village near Taranagar and were on their way to Gurugram. Five members of the family and the car driver died in the acciden. The injured girl is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Sadulpur. Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma spoke over the phone to take stock of the incident and assured the affected family of all possible assistance.