Gujarat: 10 dead as car rams into truck from behind
At least 10 people lost their lives after a speeding car collided with a truck near Nadiad town in Gujarat's Kheda on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway. While eight people in the car were killed on the spot, two died from their injuries while being transported to the hospital, PTI reported. The incident took place when the car veered off the rear side of the truck.
Eyewitnesses share details of fatal expressway collision
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the light utility vehicle, who was among those killed, was driving at high speeds and attempting to overtake from the left lane. "The impact of the accident can be gauged from the fact that except for its boot, the entire vehicle was crushed in the collision," an officer said.
Local MLA offers possible explanation for collision
Meanwhile, Nadiad MLA Pankaj Desai said it was conceivable that the truck stopped in the expressway's left lane owing to a technical issue, and the car driver did not have enough time to apply the brakes and collided with it. Two ambulances and an express highway patrol squad were dispatched to the scene following the accident.
