Jaipur, Jan 30 (PTI) Four people were killed in a collision between a car and a truck in Rajasthan's Bikaner district, police said.

The accident occurred near Raisar falling on Bikaner-Jaipur national highway on late Sunday night. Four passengers travelling in a car were killed after it collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, Napasar SHO Mahesh Kumar said.

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He said the accident occurred in an attempt to save a cow that had come on the highway.

The deceased were identified as Shivraj Singh, Kishan Singh, Ramkaran Singh and Ratan Jangid.

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He said all four were friends and all were in the age group of around 40 years. He said that the bodies were handed over to the relatives after the post-mortem on Monday. PTI AG

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