The Diwali fervour turned tragic for an elderly couple in Ahmedabad when a car dashed into their two-wheeler on November 2 and absconded the scene. Thereafter, the husband succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday at the Civil Hospital in Sola.

The accident took place when 65-year-old Praful Parmar, along with his wife Usha, was returning on a motorcycle from an Ashram in Ghuma to their residence in Nava Vadaj’s Akhbarnagar.

A vehicle oncoming at high speed struck their motorcycle at the crossroads near Gota Bridge on the S G Highway and fled the scene.

Praful suffered head injuries in this collision and was rushed to Civil Hospital. However, he succumbed to his grave injuries on Tuesday.

Usha was also left with minor injuries in this accident.

S G Highway 1 Traffic Police is probing CCTV footage to find the absconding driver.

Notably, 3,625 injuries were reported in the accidents that occurred during the four days of Diwali celebrations in Gujarat starting from October 31 to November 3.

The state reported a spike of 91.48% in the average daily injuries in accidents in these festive days.

It is noteworthy that the average two-wheeler accident reported daily saw a mammoth spike. The number, which usually stands at 395, shot up by 93% during the Diwali days.

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