<p>The accident took place when 31 people were returning home in Luwari village of Jodhpur district after attending a religious function in Butati village.<br /><br />The victims were taken to a nearby hospital here and doctors declared 22 of them as brought dead, the police said, a person died in the hospital.<br /><br />The condition of three injured was stated to be serious.<br /><br />The driver of the jeep, which was loaded beyond its capacity, lost control of the vehicle and had a head-on collision with the truck minutes after leaving Butati.<br /><br />The truck driver was also injured.<br /><br />District Magistrate S S Bissa announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20,000 for the deceased.</p>
<p>The accident took place when 31 people were returning home in Luwari village of Jodhpur district after attending a religious function in Butati village.<br /><br />The victims were taken to a nearby hospital here and doctors declared 22 of them as brought dead, the police said, a person died in the hospital.<br /><br />The condition of three injured was stated to be serious.<br /><br />The driver of the jeep, which was loaded beyond its capacity, lost control of the vehicle and had a head-on collision with the truck minutes after leaving Butati.<br /><br />The truck driver was also injured.<br /><br />District Magistrate S S Bissa announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 20,000 for the deceased.</p>