Seven killed as SUV crashes into trailer truck in Gujarat's Bhavnagar
Police said the victims worked at the Alang shipbreaking yard and were commuting from Bhavnagar when the SUV struck a parked trailer.
- Seven people died on Tuesday after an SUV crashed into a stationary trailer on the Bhavnagar-Somnath National Highway near Trapaj village in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, police said.
- Superintendent of Police Nitesh Pandey stated the victims worked at the Alang shipbreaking yard and commuted the 50-km distance daily from Bhavnagar when the accident occurred.
- The Bolero struck the parked trailer from behind with such force that six people died at the scene, while one victim succumbed to injuries during treatment, Deputy Superintendent Manish Nakum told The Indian Express.
- Rescue personnel forced open the completely wrecked SUV's doors using iron bars to extract the victims, whose bodies were then transported to a government hospital in Bhavnagar for post-mortem examinations.
- Inspector Desai of the Alang police station confirmed an investigation into the crash is underway, with victim identities to be released shortly once post-mortem procedures conclude.
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Seven killed as SUV crashes into parked trailer truck in Gujarat's Bhavnagar
The accident occurred on the service road along the Bhavnagar-Somnath national highway near Trapaj village in Talaja taluka of the district when the speeding SUV crashed into the stationary trailer.
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GUJARAT: (News Desk) – Seven people were killed in a horrific road accident in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district, Indian media reported. The accident occurred at around 10:00am on a service road alongside the Bhavnagar-Somnath National Highway, where a speeding vehicle crashed into the rear of a stationary trailer. According to police, the victims were travelling from […]
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Seven killed as SUV rams into parked trailer in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar Seven killed as SUV rams into parked trailer in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar Bhavnagar, Oct 6 (IANS) Seven people travelling to work at the Alang shipbreaking yard were killed after their SUV crashed into a stationary trailer on a service road along the Bhavnagar-Somnath national highway […]
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