Nine members of a marriage party killed in jeep-truck collision

Jhajjar, Feb 22 (UNI) Nine members of a marriage party were killed when a jeep carrying them collided with a truck near Dulina village, five km from here, on the Jhajjar-Gurgaon road today.

Seven of the deceased were identified as Yashpal, Partham, Swrang and Om Parkash, Jaipal and Kirpal Singh, all from Uttar Pradesh, and driver Rakesh.

The bodies have been taken to the civil hospital here and will be handed over to their kith and kin after a postmortem examination.

The marriage party was returning to Kherki Majra in Gurgaon district after attending a marriage ceremony at Hissar. The truck driver is absconding.

UNI