Three Killed, Two Critically Injured After Car Crashes Into Tree In Gujarat’s Sanjan

Three people were killed and two others were critically injured after a car crashed into a roadside tree in Sanjan area of Umargam taluka late Thursday night. The five were travelling from Vapi to Umargam when the accident occurred on the Umargam-Bhilad Road.

Car Crashes Near Dhimsakakariya Village

The five friends had travelled to Vapi in a Swift car, bearing registration number GJ-02-BP-7520, on Thursday. They were returning to Umargam around midnight when the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle near Sanjan.

The car crashed into a tree beside the road near Dhimsakakariya village, leaving the vehicle completely mangled.

Nearby residents rushed to the spot after hearing about the crash and informed the police. With the help of locals, all five occupants trapped inside the car were pulled out and taken for treatment.

Three Die, Two Shifted To Valsad

Arjun Triyoginath Shah, 26, a resident of Siddhivinayak Apartment in Umargam’s Sundarvan area; Narendra Raghuvir Singh Rathod, 30, a resident of Shivam Vihar in Umargam; and Balaram alias Kishan Bhavarlal Meghwal, 27, a resident of Krishnanagar in Solsumbha, Umargam, died in the accident.

The other two occupants were found unconscious and were shifted to Valsad Civil Hospital in critical condition.

Police took custody of the three bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination.

Two Deceased Were Auto-Rickshaw Drivers

According to the details, Arjun Shah and Balaram Meghwal worked as auto-rickshaw drivers, while Narendra Rathod was employed at Cleanzed Company in Umargam.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to determine the circumstances that led to the crash.