JAIPUR: Four members of a family was killed and another got injured after a speeding SUV allegedly hit them on the Phagi-Chaksu road in Jaipur on Friday. The family was returning home to Kumhar locality on Diggi Road in Fagi after working in their fields when the car hit them on State Highway-2.
The deceased persons were identified as Satyanarayan, 65, his wife Manmouj, 60, and their daughters-in-law Amrita Devi, 35, and Shimla Devi, 23. Satyanarayan’s son Badrinarayan Kumhar, 38, who is also Amrita’s husband was injured in the accident.
According to the Madhorajpura police, the SUV was allegedly being driven at high speed when it hit the five family members killing four on the spot, while the fifth was rushed to hospital with injuries.
Locals alerted the police and emergency services following the accident. Police reached the spot and the bodies were taken to Phagi Sub-District Hospital in a 108 ambulance. Badrinarayan was taken to hospital for treatment.
Amrita is survived by a 15-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son. Her five-year-old son had died in a road accident a few years ago. Shimla, who had studied nursing, is survived by her eight-month-old daughter, Vanshika. Her husband, Suresh, works with a jewellery company in Jaipur.
Madhorajpura SHO Randhir Singh said the SUV driver abandoned the vehicle following the collision and fled from the spot. Police are collecting information to identify and trace him.
Following the accident, angry residents blocked the road, demanding Rs 1 crore in compensation and contractual government jobs for the families of each of the deceased. Police and officials held talks with the protesters, following which the blockade was cleared.
Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Bairwa expressed condolences over the deaths and said officials had been instructed to provide all possible assistance to the bereaved families.
Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal also sought a probe into the crash and demanded strict action against the driver. He urged the state government to provide financial assistance to the dependants of those killed.
Police said an investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident was underway and efforts were being made to trace the driver.
