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Pda
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Gochi
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Basky_indya
Yavvanam Kaatesina Bewarse
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Seventy-five pilgrims were killed and an equal number injured when a truck carrying them fell into a deep gorge near Desuri Ki Naal village in Rajsamund district, about 150 km from Udaipur on Friday night, senior police officials said.
The accident occurred when the truck driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a sharp bend and the truck smashed through a protective wall on the road and hurtled into the 80-feet deep gorge, Rajsamund district Superintendent of Police Rupinder Singh said.
He said 75 bodies had been recovered and those injured were taken to different hospitals in Rajasamand and adjoining Pali district.
Singh said the pilgrims were going to the Sufi shrine of Ramdevra, revered by both Hindus and Muslims, in Jaisalmer district when the mishap took place at around 8 pm on a road full of sharp curves.
The shrine is visited by pilgrims seeking a cure for leprosy and other skin diseases.
Cranes, aided by searchlights, were pressed into service by authorities to retrieve the bodies and rescue the injured, the SP said adding, medical teams are attending to the wounded.
Identification of some of the dead had become extremely difficult because their bodies were dismembered and only limbs could be recovered.
The truck was on its way from Rajsamund to the shrine.
The Rajasthan government announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 each to the next of the kin of the deceased, an official spokesman said in Jaipur.
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