Ahmedabad: Three dead, 13 hurt in road accident in Sanand

AHMEDABAD: Three persons died and 13 sustained injuries when a car hit a chhakdo near Rethal village in Sanand taluka of Ahmedabad district on Sunday, said a police officer.
An officer posted with the Sanand GIDC police said that according to passers-by the speeding car hit the chhakdo, in which 20 persons were travelling. Chhakdo is a modified trolley attached to a motorcycle.
“The chhakdo turned turtle due to the impact caused by the collision. The car driver too lost control and the car got dragged on to the road. Passengers travelling in the Chhakdo got stuck in the vehicle and sustained injuries,” said the officer.
Locals pulled out the injured and called an ambulance. A doctor of 108 ambulance declared three persons, including a 60-year-old woman, dead. The injured persons were taken to two different hospitals in Sanand town and their condition was reported to be stable.
The officer said that the deceased were identified as car driver Magan Patel, 60, resident of Hirapur village of Sanand, along with Babi Patel, 60, and Hasmukh Patel, 35, residents of Moti Kisol village in Sanand, who were travelling in the chhakdo. The passengers in chhakdo were travelling to Moti Kisol village to find a job.
Sanand GIDC police have registered a case of negligent driving causing death against the deceased car driver and began an investigation.