Seven of Two Families Killed As Car Falls Off Ring Road In Jaipur

Seven people from two families were killed after their car they were travelling while returning from Haridwar after performing the last rites of a deceased relative, lost control and fell off the Ring Road into a waterlogged underpass in Jaipur, police said on Sunday.

According to the police, the accident took place late Saturday night in the Shivdaspura police station area near Prahladpura, when a speeding car struck a divider and then plunged about 16 feet off the Ring Road.

The mangled vehicle was spotted on Sunday by the locals, who alerted the police. Subsequently, the car was pulled out with the help of a crane.