14 dead in van-truck accident on Bagodara highway

Rajkot: 14 people including nine of a family died a tragic death in a road mishap on Dholka-Bagodara highway under Koth police station area of Ahmedabad district late last night, police said today.

Altogether 17 people of Koli community from Sokhda village in Rajkot district had gone to Pavagadh for pilgrimage. The accident took place at around 1130 pm last night when they were returning. The Tata super van in which they were traveling collided head on with a speeding truck killing 14 people including the driver of the van on the spot. 3 injured have been admitted in the ICU of the civil hospital here. The condition of one of them is said to be critical.

The driver of the truck from Wankaner which was going towards Agra, left his vehicle on the spot and fled.

The deceased have been identified as van driver Jagdish Babulal Vanaria (29), Shivabhai Ambabhai Jhinjharia (40), his son Lalo (15), Ramesh Sarvaiya (39), Damji Tejabhai Sarvaiya (35), Sanjya Binubhai Rathod (25), Rasik Ravjibhai Meghani (27), Deepak Bhalabhai Jhinjharia (23) his elder brother Jayesh (25), Jitesh Mavjibhai Jhinjharia (17) his younger brother Sagar (16), Mehul Bhupatbhai Jhinjharia (18), his younger brother Jayesh (14) and Jaideep Harjibhai Jhinjharia (18).

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