Four Killed in Separate Road Accidents Across Ahmedabad, S.P. Ring Road; Drivers Flee
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Two women among the victims as speeding trucks, a wrong-side motorcycle and an unidentified car cause fatal crashes near Hathijan, Vatva GIDC, Oganaj and Rajendra Park
Four people, including two women, were killed in four separate road accidents across Ahmedabad and the S.P. Ring Road during the festive season. The crashes, reported near Hathijan Circle, Vatva GIDC, Oganaj Toll Plaza and Rajendra Park Bridge, involved speeding heavy vehicles, wrong-side driving and an unidentified car.
The accidents occurred between October 22 and November 5, with drivers fleeing after three of the collisions. In the Hathijan and Vatva GIDC incidents, truck drivers abandoned their vehicles and escaped. Traffic police have registered cases under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Motor Vehicles Act and launched investigations.
Newly Married Woman Killed After Truck Hits Scooter Near Hathijan Circle
Disha Bhavsar, 22, was killed after a speeding truck hit her scooter near Hathijan Circle on the S.P. Ring Road on the evening of November 4.
Her brother, Rishabh Gunvantbhai Bhavsar, 29, lives at Sahjanand Harmony Flats in New Vatva and works as an executive at a company in Narol. Disha had married Himanshubhai Bhavsar, a resident of Hirawadi in Bapunagar, six months ago. She worked as a field officer at a private company.
At around 7.30 pm, Disha was returning from D-Mart in Vatva on her Jupiter scooter and heading towards her in-laws' home in Bapunagar. Near Hathijan Circle, opposite a Bharat Petroleum pump, a truck approaching from behind allegedly struck her scooter.
She fell onto the road, and a wheel of the truck ran over her leg and thigh. She sustained critical injuries and later died during treatment.
The truck driver abandoned the vehicle and fled after the collision.
Elderly Woman Crushed Under Container Truck in Vatva GIDC
In another accident on November 5, Bhanuben Parmar, 65, was killed after an Eicher container truck hit the scooter on which she was travelling with her husband, Vinubhai Ranchhodbhai Parmar, 68.
The couple, residents of Shreeji Row Houses near Vitthalnagar Tekra in Vatva GIDC, had travelled to Mahemdavad to visit their daughter's in-laws. They were returning in the evening when the accident occurred at around 5.15 pm on the S.P. Ring Road, opposite Gurukulam Divine School.
The container truck approached from behind and struck their two-wheeler while they were caught in traffic. Vinubhai fell to the left, while Bhanuben fell towards the truck. A wheel ran over her, killing her at the spot.
The driver abandoned the truck and fled.
Wrong-Side Motorcycle Collision Claims 18-Year-Old's Life Near Oganaj
An 18-year-old daily-wage worker, Arjun Salikram Saroj, died after a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Oganaj Toll Plaza on the night of October 30.
Arjun, who lived near Shilaj Crossroads, was returning from Adalaj towards Shilaj on a Splendor motorcycle with his friend Dinesh. At around 8 pm, approximately 200 metres before the toll plaza, a motorcycle allegedly travelling on the wrong side collided with their bike.
The other motorcycle was being ridden by Deepakkuwarsinh Rambhavansinh, 42, a resident of Chandlodia, who was reportedly approaching from the Oganaj side.
All three riders were thrown onto the road and sustained serious injuries. Deepakkuwarsinh later died while undergoing treatment at Sola Civil Hospital.
Marble Craftsman Dies After Unidentified Car Hits Him Near Rajendra Park
In the fourth incident, Pomaram Koparam Chaudhary, 36, a marble craftsman from Rajasthan's Sirohi district, died after being hit by an unidentified car near Rajendra Park Bridge in the early hours of October 22.
Chaudhary was working on the construction of a temple at Nikita Marble in Amraiwadi. Before 3 am, while crossing the road opposite Harbholanath Society near the approach to Rajendra Park Bridge, he was allegedly struck by a car.
He sustained serious head and body injuries and later died during treatment at Civil Hospital. The driver fled with the vehicle.
After Chaudhary was identified, his uncle, Kalaram Chaudhary, who lives in Pune, lodged a complaint at the 'I' Traffic Police Station. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.
