Eighteen persons, were killed and twenty two others injured when a van collided with a stationary truck in Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.
According to police officials the incident occurred near Dholapani area of Choti sadri in Pratapgarh district when a pickup van carrying some labourers from surrounding villages collided with a standing truck from behind and overturned.
Injured were admitted to a nearby hospital. Chief minister Vasundhara Raje has condoled the death of the workers in the road mishap and the state government has announced an immediate compensation of 50,000 rupees to kin of the deceased.
A compensation of 25,000 rupees each has been announced for the critically injured workers, while 2,500 rupees relief has been announced to each of the other injured persons. Dharmesh Bharti, AIR News, Jaipur.