Gujarat: 4 Killed In Fatal Bus Accident On Highway, 11 Sustained Injuries

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According to Godhra Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pravinsinh Jaytavat, the accident took place on Dahod-Godhra highway at around 3.30 am when an Indore-bound bus was undergoing repairs on a roadside after the vehicle stopped due to a technical issue.

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In an unfortunate incident, four persons were killed while eleven others were injured as a private luxury bus rammed into a stationary bus on a highway near Godhra town in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Tuesday, an official said.

The deceased included two children, he said.

All about the accident

According to Godhra Sub-Divisional Magistrate Pravinsinh Jaytavat, the accident took place on Dahod-Godhra highway at around 3.30 am when an Indore-bound bus was undergoing repairs on a roadside after the vehicle stopped due to a technical issue.

"The driver of another luxury bus coming from Dahod couldn't spot the stationary bus ahead and rammed his vehicle into the parked bus from behind. Four passengers - two women and two children - were killed in the accident," he said.

Amongst the eleven people who sustained  injuries, nine of them were undergoing treatment at a civil hospital in Godhra, two other seriously injured persons were referred to Vadodara for medical assistance, the official said.

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