Anand bullet train mishap: Kin of deceased still await death certificates

Four labourers were trapped, of which two died at the scene, and one more succumbed to injuries at a hospital when section of the elevated construction for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project collapsed in Anand on Wednesday. Six days later, the families of the victims are still waiting for the death certificates due to the negligence of the local administration.

The family of the deceased Kanubhai Solanki from Rajpara shared that doctors at the hospital have not provided a post-mortem report, nor have they answered phone calls. 

“If we get the death certificate, we can use it for insurance claims, inheritance rights, and land-related matters, but due to the government’s and hospital’s negligence, we still haven’t received the certificate,” Solanki said.

Mehul Gadhvi, Talati of Rajpara, stated that he contacted the doctor at Vasad’s Primary Health Centre (PHC) on Monday, but was informed that according to government rules, a post-mortem report takes up to eight days. “The reports for the two deceased from Vasad PHC are still pending, and it will take two to three more days. As for the third labourer, the post-mortem report will come from Vadodara Civil Hospital,” he added. “Once the reports are received, death certificates will be immediately issued and handed over to the families.”

The deceased were identified as Prahlad Bariya (resident of Godhra), Ranjitsinh (resident of Bihar), and Ashok Solanki (resident of Rajupura). Kamlesh Gaechi (resident of Vasad) was severely injured.

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