5 die as SUV rams into bikes

Five died on the spot as an SUV rammed two bikes in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district today. Just after the incident, the driver escaped from the spot. Police have registered a case and the matter is being probed.

Jaipur: Five people were killed after a vehicle rammed into two motorcycles in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district on Tuesday, police said.

The officer confirmed that the speeding SUV hit the two bikes near Manaksar overbridge in Suratgarh town.

A person named Bajrang was charred to death after his bike caught fire after the collision, Suratgarh Deputy Superintendent of Police Vidhya Prakash informed.

Four others killed in the incident have been identified as Laksham Ram, Jagdish, Hazari and Nakshatra Singh.

A search is on for the driver who fled the spot. The bodies have been handed over to the families after post-mortem, the officer told.