Rajput leader killed in road accident on Kota-Jaipur national highwayAccording to police, a truck carrying gravel turned over the vehicle in a bid to save a cattle that suddenly came in front of it. 
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Jaipur: A man was killed and his wife was injured when a truck carrying gravel turned over their car on the Kota-Jaipur national highway, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred in Rajasthan's Tonk district on Sunday evening, police said.
According to police, a truck carrying gravel turned over the vehicle in a bid to save a cattle that suddenly came in front of it. The victims -- Tilakraj Chauhan (62) and his Yashoda -- were rushed to a hospital where Chauhan was declared dead on arrival. The family of the victims have been informed.
Chauhan was a Haryana-based Rajput leader.