Nine killed in Raj accident

Jaipur: Nine women, including three minor girls, were killed and 30 others injured when a canter truck overturned in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, police said on Monday.

Of the injured, eight to nine of them are critical and undergoing treatment at hospitals in Sawai Madhopur, Kota and Jaipur, they said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed grief over the mishap and wished speedy recovery to the injured.

Gehlot announced relief package of Rs 1 lakh each to the family members of the deceased and Rs 20,000 each to the injured.