CMO official’s son dies in accident

VADODARA: In an accident that took place in Karjan taluka late on Saturday night, a son of an official working in Gujarat chief minister’s office died. Two other men were also injured in the incident.
The police said that it has launched a search for the vehicle that rammed into the trio. According to the police, the incident occurred on national highway near Dethan village where Vashisht Vaishnav, son of the PRO in CMO, and two others stopped the car they were travelling in while on their way to Gandhinagar from Bharuch.
An unidentified vehicle passing from the highway rammed into them. Vaishnav died on the spot while the two others were injured. Vaishnav’s body was taken to Gandhinagar early on Sunday morning.
Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel posted a tweet and offered his condolences to the bereaved family on Sunday afternoon.
“I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Vashishtha, the son of Uday Vaishnav, who dutifully served as my PRO in my office. My heartfelt condolences go out to Udaybhai and his family. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give strength to the family to bear this sorrow”, he said in tweet.