Five flung into river as dumper hits tractor on bridge

Palanpur: Five youngsters were flung into Vatrak River from a bridge when a dumper hit the tractor near Malpur in Aravalli district late on Monday night.
The five were sitting on the edge of the tractor and were flung under the impact of the collision. While all five died of drowning, 24 others who were injured in the accident were admitted to hospitals in Modasa and Himmatnagar.
JP Bharwad, police sub-inspector of Malpur police station, said, “The accident took place on the bridge over Vatrak River when a dumper hit the tractor from behind. The five were sitting on the edge of the tractor.”
The tractor was ferrying around 32 persons, including women and children, who were returning from a wedding at Mahiyapur in Malpur taluka.
All the deceased belonged to Belu village of Megharaj taluka in Aravali district. They were identified as Simetbhai Chamar (14) Ankit Chamar (17) Meheshbhai Chamar(20), Rajdeep Chamar(17) and Jayesh Chamar.