India, June 18 -- Three policemen were injured, two of them being critical, after a speeding trailer rammed a police patrol vehicle in Rajasthan's Dausa district in the early hours of Thursday, officials said.

The accident occurred during a routine night patrol in the Lalsot area. The injured officers were initially treated at a local hospital before two of them were referred to Jaipur for advanced medical care.

According to witnesses, the impact of the collision was so severe that both the police vehicle and the trailer plunged nearly 20 feet into a roadside ditch before turning turtle.

Duty officer Lakhan and constable Sanjay, both posted at Jhampada police station, suffered serious head injuries in the crash and were shifted to Jaip...