Woman judge dies, 3 others injured in Rajasthan road accident

Jaipur: A woman judge died while three others sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision between a car and a jeep in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Monday, police officials said.

The accident was reported near Jalwali village on the Bikaner-Khajuwala highway when the private car of Additional District Judge Saroj Chaudhary, who was posted in Anupgarh, collided head-on with the jeep of Irrigation Department Assistant Engineer, Shankar Lal.

Chaudhary, sitting in the back seat, sustained grave injuries and was bleeding severely when passers-by took her out of the vehicle. She was rushed to PBM hospital where doctors declared her dead.

The drivers of both the vehicles sustained severe injuries in the accident, Jamar SHO Pawan Kumar said. Both vehicles were also severely damaged.

(IANS)