Six of Dabwali family die in accident on way to Rajasthan

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Sirsa, July 19

Six members of a family from Dabwali were killed in a road accident en route to the Salasar Balaji temple in Rajasthan last night. The accident occurred on Bharat Mala Highway near Jaitpur, 110 km from Bikaner.

Car collided with tractor-trailer

• Their car lost control and collided with a tractor-trailer coming from the opposite side
• The family had planned a visit to the Salasar Balaji temple after their medical store was recently sealed by the authorities due to irregularities in records
• The impact of the accident was such that the driver was flung out of the car while the rest of the family members were trapped in the wreckage

Sources said their “speeding” car lost control and collided with a tractor-trailer coming from the opposite side. The impact was such that the authorities had to cut open the car to take out the bodies. The deceased have been identified as Shiv Kumar Gupta (55), his wife Aarti (45) and their children Neeraj (25), Sneha (20), Duggu (12) and Bhoomika (7).

The family hailed from Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh but they had been residing in Dabwali, Sirsa, for several years. Shiv Kumar used to drive an auto-rickshaw, his wife Aarti worked as a domestic help, son Neeraj ran a shop (Gupta Medicals) near Chaudhary Devi Lal Park and Sneha worked at a private company in Bathinda.

The family had planned a visit to the temple after their medical store was recently sealed by the authorities due to some irregularities in records. Neeraj had borrowed a car from a friend for the journey.

The family left Dabwali around 7 pm on Thursday and the accident occurred between 10 and 11 pm. The impact was such that Neeraj, who was driving, flung out of the car, while the rest of the family members were trapped in the wreckage. Bhoomika succumbed to her injuries during treatment at a hospital. The local police from Mahajan Thana in Bikaner are investigating the case to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.