Two killed after truck skids off

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 12:13 [IST]

Jamnagar, Mar 9 (UNI) Two persons were killed when a truck in which they were travelling skidded off the road near Laiyra village, 50 km from here, on the Rajkot-Jamnagar highway early today.

Police said the mishap occurred when the truck, registered in Rajasthan, was overtaking a stationary luxury bus bound for Dwarka.

The unidentified bodies are that of the truck driver and cleaner, police said, adding that the bodies have been sent to a nearby government hospital for post-mortem.

UNI

Topics: ACCIDENT-GUJ-DEATH

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