Car Accident on Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway; Couple Killed, Four Injured

Ahmedabad: A husband and wife from Ahmedabad were killed and four others, including their eight-year-old daughter, were injured after a car overturned near Pipli village on the Dholera-Ahmedabad Expressway while travelling towards Bhavnagar on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Nazirhusen Memon and his wife, Alfinaben Memon, residents of the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad. Nazirhusen died on the spot, while Alfinaben succumbed to her injuries while being taken to hospital in an ambulance.

According to preliminary information, the family was travelling from Ahmedabad to Bhavnagar when the driver lost control of the car near Pipli village, causing it to overturn on the roadside.

Emergency response teams from 112 and 108 services rushed to the accident site. Three 108 ambulances dispatched from Pipli, Dholera and Dhandhuka transported the injured to a hospital in Bhavnagar for treatment.

Among the injured, the condition of the deceased couple’s eight-year-old daughter, Fatimaben Nazirhusen Memon, is reported to be critical. The other injured have been identified as Shehnazben Memon (61), Sobanbhai Sakarwala (26) and Rehanaben Sakarwala (60).

Dholera police reached the spot, registered a case and initiated further investigation into the accident. DeshGujarat