Jaisalmer, Jul 5 (PTI) Two farmers were killed here when a car hit them while they were repairing a punctured tractor tire on Saturday, police said.

The incident happened at Sangar area in Jaisalmer district.

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Bhura Ram (42) and Surat Ram (51), residents of Pachpadara, were going to Mohangarh with a tractor-trolley for farming, when a tire got punctured near Bhelani toll post. When they were repairing it, a speeding car hit them.

The farmers were rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared them dead.

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Police said investigation is on in the matter.

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