Gujarat: Seven Killed As Car Catches Fire After Collision In Surendranagar
Seven people were killed and three others injured in a car accident in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district on Sunday afternoon, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. near Dedadara village, when a car and an SUV collided. The car caught fire, leaving seven occupants charred to death, while three people travelling in the SUV sustained only minor injuries.
Rescue teams, including police and 108 emergency services, reached the site soon after. The accident also caused a traffic jam that stretched for nearly a kilometre on both sides of the highway.
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Patiala Road Accident
In May, a devastating road accident in Patiala, Punjab, left six children and the driver dead after the vehicle they were traveling in collided head-on with a tipper truck.
Speaking to ANI, Superintendent of Police (SP) City Patiala, Palwinder Singh Cheema said, “A very unfortunate incident has taken place. Seven children and a driver were travelling in an Innova. We received information that six of these children and the driver died. The seventh child is critical. This was a head-on collision with the tipper vehicle.”
Delhi Accident
A man died after being allegedly hit by a car at the roadside in Delhi’s Moti Nagar area. The incident took place on Friday when the car hit the deceased, identified as Bikshu Lal (40), while he was standing on his bike at the roadside, police said. Police said that they were searching for the accused, who fled the scene after the accident.
(With ANI Inputs)
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