Ahmedabad: 21-Year-Old SVP Hospital Fire Department Employee Killed in Paldi Hit-and-Run

Mahindra XUV500 allegedly hit Romanch Parmar outside a school in Kochrab village before the driver fled; FIR names Rahul Thakor as the accused

A 21-year-old employee of the fire department at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Hospital was killed after a speeding Mahindra XUV500 allegedly hit him outside a school in Paldi's Kochrab village on Monday afternoon. The driver reportedly fled without stopping to help the injured youth.

According to the FIR registered at the M Division Traffic Police Station, the accident occurred before 4 pm on November 2, 2026, on the road outside Safal Vidyalaya. The vehicle involved was a black Mahindra XUV500.

Family Learns of Accident After Phone Call

The complainant, Rameshbhai Paramabhai Chamar, 50, a farmer from Moti Sarasan village in Mahisagar district, told police that he received a call from his younger brother, Babubhai, at around 4.30 pm. Babubhai informed him that his son, Romanchkumar Babubhai Parmar, had met with an accident in Ahmedabad and asked him to reach home immediately.

Rameshbhai travelled to Ahmedabad with relatives and went to VA Hospital, where Romanch had been taken for treatment. However, the family was informed that he had died.

The complainant said Romanch had suffered severe injuries to the right side of his body and head, with bleeding from his nose, ears and mouth.

FIR Names Rahul Thakor as Accused Driver

The family later learnt that the accident had taken place outside Safal Vidyalaya in Kochrab village. In his complaint, Rameshbhai alleged that the black XUV500 was being driven at high speed and negligently when it hit Romanch, causing fatal injuries. The driver allegedly fled the spot without providing assistance.

The complainant further told police that information received from Romanch's friends suggested that the youth had been staying in a rented room with a woman named Roshni for the preceding three days. He alleged that Roshni was inside the vehicle at the time of the accident and that a man identified as Rahul Thakor was driving it.

Rahul Thakor has been named as the accused driver in the FIR, and the complainant has sought legal action against him.

Youth Had Been Working at SVP Hospital

Romanch had been living with friends in the Paldi-Kochrab area for the past eight months and was employed in the fire department at SVP Hospital. He was the elder of two sons. His younger brother, Parth, is 17.

The M Division Traffic Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the accident and the allegations made in the complaint.