6 dead, 17 injured in road mishaps, 8 year old crushed to death in Rajpath club parking arena

Ahmedabad/Himatnagar/Nadiyad

At least six people were killed and 17 injured in two separate road mishaps in Kheda and Sabarkantha districts of Gujarat today while an eight year old boy was crushed to death by a car in the parking arena of a prestigious club near SG highway in Ahmedabad city last night, police said today.

Four people including three youths from Deesa and a 43 year old man from Ahmedabad were killed on the spot and seven others injured when a stationary luxury bus and a close by truck were hit by a speeding mini bus on Ahmedabad-Vadodara expressway near Vanthvadi in Kheda district in the wee hours today. The injured were referred to Ahmedabad civil hospital after primary aid at Nadiyad civil hospital.

In another accident near Raigadh in Sabarkantha district of Northern Gujarat, two people died and 10 injured when a private passenger bus and an Innova car collided with each other. The injured were rushed to Himatnagar civil hospital. The Innova was severely damage while the bus skidded off the road and completely overturned owing to the impact of the collision.

Earlier, last night, an eight year old boy sleeping inside the newly built parking area of the Rajpath club near SG highway in Ahmedabad was crushed to death by a car. The deceased was son of a labourer. Police nabbed the 20 year old car driver Kushan Pancholi who was later released on bail. Eyebrows were being raised at his quick release.

The police were investigating whether the culprit was a full fledged member of the prestigious club or a visiting guest.

– DeshGujarat