Seven dead, 2 injured in road mishap in Valsad

Seven dead, 2 injured in road mishap in Valsad

Valsad: At least seven persons died in a tragic road mishap near Tamsadi village under Dharampur police station of Valsad district in Gujarat tonight, police said.

PSI of Dharampur R Sanghana said that 11 people, almost all from tribal community, were seated in jeep that was returning to their village Tamsadi after completing the local ritual of giving vegetables to a relative family in Nani Kurvad village where a marriage was solemnized two days ago.

They had almost reached back to their village at around 2145 hrs tonight when on a sharp turning on the outskirts of the village the driver lost balance and the old commander jeep fell down from a height of 25 to 30 ft killing seven in it including the driver on the spot. Two critically injured have been admitted to a hospital in Dharampur, the PSI said.

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