Five people including a 7-year-old child from Gwalior were killed in a tragic car accident on the NH -21, near Peepli Khera in Rajasthan, while six others have been critically injured.
The deceased have been identified as Rahul, a Youth Congress leader, his mother Madhu, seven year old son Param, Mahesh Jatav and Roshan Jatav, all residents of Morar, Gwalior.
The victims were on way to Ajmer Sherif to celebrate the birthday of Rahul who had turned 25 on December 2.
The Scorpio in which they were travelling hit a parked truck near Peepli Khera.
The impact was such that the car got totally crushed killing 5 people instantaneously while six others have been critically injured.
The injured have been pulled out and taken to a hospital in Jaipur.
It is learnt that the driver of the Scorpio had fallen asleep at the wheel when the accident occurred. Police have registered a case and are making further inquiries.
Police are also scanning the CCTV footages from the area to collect more information about the actual sequence of the accident.
The deceased Rahul leaves behind his wife and 3 year old younger son, Chottu. Mahesh Jatav, who was a clerk in the Agricultural Department, has three daughters and two sons while Roshan Jatav too has five young children.
Munnalal Goyal, the Congress candidate from the Gwalior South constituency visited the families of the deceased to console them.
However it has been learnt that the District Administration did not come forward to lend a helping hand to the families of the victims.
This is despite the fact that the SDM of the area, Narottam Bhargava was informed about the accident.
According to neighbors and relatives of the victims none from the Administration came forward to bring the bodies or make funeral arrangements.