Car rams into truck on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway; couple dead, 2 children injured

Ahmedabad: A couple died, and their two children were injured after their car collided with a truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway while they were traveling to Ahmedabad from Vadodara.

According to the police report, the accident occurred at around 3:37 am today, about 500 meters away from the Ahmedabad Toll Plaza on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway. The deceased, Vikas Jain (36), along with his wife Ushaben (34) and their two children, was traveling in their MG Hector car (GJ-01-WR-0789) when he collided with an Eicher truck (MH-04-MH-2688). The collision left both Vikas and his wife dead on the spot. However, their two children—an 8-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy—sustained minor injuries and survived the accident.

Upon receiving the information, traffic police and an ambulance rushed to the scene, shifting the children to Civil Hospital for treatment. The deceased was a resident of Mayur Flats in the Shahibaug area of the city and was engaged in the scrap business. The I-Division Traffic Police has registered the case and launched an investigation. DeshGujarat