RAJKOT: Three women, all residents of Gondal town in Rajkot, were charred to death after the car in which they were travelling collided with a cotton-laden truck and got engulfed in flames on Saturday. The driver of the car sustained injuries and was hospitalised.
The incident took place Gondal-Rajkot national highway near Biliyala village at around 6am. According to eyewitnesses, the collision took place when the car was about the enter the highway. The truck carrying raw cotton crashed into the car from behind and both the vehicles got engulfed in fire.
According to the police, the deceased were identified as Rekhaba Jadeja (55), Rasikba Raijada (78) and Mukundba Raijada (45). The injured person was identified as Mahesh Raijada, who was driving the car. He is under treatment at a hospital in Gondal.
Police said that Mahesh owns a milk parlour in Gondal. The deceased included his mother Rasikba and his wife Mukundba. They all were going to a village in Surendrangar to take part in a condolence meeting after the death of a relative.
Police have booked the truck driver for rash driving and lodged a case against him. The truck driver is absconding.