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13 of family die in Rajasthan accident
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Fourteen people were killed and four others injured when two SUVs collided head-on in Khariberi village near Jodhpur, police said today. DH file photo for representation only
Fourteen people were killed and four others injured when two SUVs collided head-on in Khariberi village near Jodhpur, police said today. DH file photo for representation only

Thirteen members of a family and a driver were killed in a road accident in Rajasthan early Saturday, police said.

The incident took place near Balesar village in the state's Jodhpur district, 350 km from here.

"A family of 17 people were going to Jodhpur to participate in a feast when the SUV in which they were travelling collided with another SUV," police inspector Gautam Dotasara said.

"Thirteen people of the family and the driver of the other SUV were killed in the accident," Dotasara said.

He added that five men, four children and five women were among the dead.
"Four are critically injured. They are undergoing treatment...," the officer said.

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(Published 15 February 2014, 12:15 IST)