Rajasthan: 2 siblings among 3 die as tractor hits bike in Tonk

JAIPUR: Three persons, including two kids, were killed when the bike in which they were travelling hit by a gravel-laden tractor in

Tonk

on Wednesday.

According to police, Nitesh Sharma (35) was going to drop his seven-year-old niece

Sakshi Sharma

for tuitions in Tonk city while her father who is a police constable was on duty.

A police officer said, “While Nitesh was taking Sakshi, her three-year-old brother Akshat Sharma insisted to go with him to which Nitesh agreed. While they were passing through Jinsi Road, their bike was hit by a rashly driven tractor carrying gravel.”

Both the children sustained fatal head injuries and died on the spot. Nitesh was rushed to

SMS Hospital

in Jaipur where he succumbed to injuries.

After the accident, the driver of the tractor left the vehicle and managed to flee. “We have seized the tractor and a case of causing death due to negligence has been lodged against the driver,” the officer added.

A large number of people also gathered at the mortuary at the government hospital in Tonk where the bodies of the two children were kept and also at SMS Hospital in Jaipur where body of their uncle was kept.