Rajkot: Three persons including deputy collector of Devbhoomi Dwarka district were killed in an road accident near Chotila on Sunday morning.
The accident happened near Sangani village when the car they were travelling in collided with the railing of a bridge and fell into a stream. The deceased were identified as deputy collector of Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Anilkumar Vaghela (58), his wife Karuna (56) and driverDeepak Sata (24).
“It is suspected that Sata dozed off over the steering wheel of the car, resulting in the accident,” said Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, sub-inspector with Chotila police station.
The accident also left a six-year-old girl identified as Riyan, grand daughter of Anilkumar and one Ravi injured. Vaghela was scheduled to retire on February 29. His birthday fell on February 12, to celebrate which his wife and relatives had come to Khambhalia.
Box: Karuna's brother received a call about her accident
Karuna brother Manu received a call about her accident. "'I have suffered injuries in an accident and my condition is serious,' were the last words of my sister Karuna," said Manu.
"Somebody who had reached the accident site had dialed the last dial number from Karuna's phone which got connected to my sister and she put the call on the tele conference," added Manu.
The deceased driver, Deepak Sata, was the only bread winner of his family. His father suffers from paralysis and mother is a home maker.
WOMAN, GIRL DIE IN ACCIDENT
Rajkot: A woman and an 11-year-old girl were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into the rear of a parked car on Rajkot-Gondal highway near Bharudi village. The deceased were identified as Meena Jasani (51) and Nikita Goswami (11).
"Jasani along with Asmita Jasani and Heena Mithiya had gone on a pilgrimage on foot to Virpur. On their way back, they sought a lift from Rajesh Goswami in his car in which his daughter Nikita was also seated," said A V Jadeja, sub-inspector with Gondal taluka police station.
The accident happened near Sangani village when the car they were travelling in collided with the railing of a bridge and fell into a stream. The deceased were identified as deputy collector of Devbhoomi Dwarka district, Anilkumar Vaghela (58), his wife Karuna (56) and driverDeepak Sata (24).
“It is suspected that Sata dozed off over the steering wheel of the car, resulting in the accident,” said Rajdeepsinh Jadeja, sub-inspector with Chotila police station.
The accident also left a six-year-old girl identified as Riyan, grand daughter of Anilkumar and one Ravi injured. Vaghela was scheduled to retire on February 29. His birthday fell on February 12, to celebrate which his wife and relatives had come to Khambhalia.
Box: Karuna's brother received a call about her accident
Karuna brother Manu received a call about her accident. "'I have suffered injuries in an accident and my condition is serious,' were the last words of my sister Karuna," said Manu.
"Somebody who had reached the accident site had dialed the last dial number from Karuna's phone which got connected to my sister and she put the call on the tele conference," added Manu.
The deceased driver, Deepak Sata, was the only bread winner of his family. His father suffers from paralysis and mother is a home maker.
WOMAN, GIRL DIE IN ACCIDENT
Rajkot: A woman and an 11-year-old girl were killed when the car they were travelling in rammed into the rear of a parked car on Rajkot-Gondal highway near Bharudi village. The deceased were identified as Meena Jasani (51) and Nikita Goswami (11).
"Jasani along with Asmita Jasani and Heena Mithiya had gone on a pilgrimage on foot to Virpur. On their way back, they sought a lift from Rajesh Goswami in his car in which his daughter Nikita was also seated," said A V Jadeja, sub-inspector with Gondal taluka police station.
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