India, June 11 -- At least seven people were killed and 17 others injured in two separate road accidents in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer and Jalore districts late Tuesday night, police said.

A newly-wed couple were returning to Jaisalmer with five family members in a car after attending their wedding ceremony in Pokaran when an unknown vehicle struck their car around midnight near Basanpeer village. The car was completely crushed from the front.

The groom and two others were killed, while the four others, including the bride, were critically injured. The police identified the deceased as groom Leelaram (35), his sister Mooli Devi (35), and 9-month-old Hitesh, all residents of Pokaran. "Among the injured are bride Basanti (31), Pukhraj (36), As...