Sabarkantha, Gujarat: Seven people lost their lives while one person suffered serious injuries when a car collided head-on with a trailer truck on a national highway under the Himatnagar police station in the Sabarkantha district of Gujarat early on Wednesday.
The police said that a car moving from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad was speeding from behind while it crashed with a trailer truck causing a major mishap.
According to Superintendent of Police, Vijay Patel, all seven persons in the car were pronounced dead at the site, while the injured person has been rushed to the nearby hospital to receive emergency treatment. The authorities are investigating the causes of the accident, including the violation of excessive speed, and other possible causes of that mishap.
This incident has raised quite a concern in the region about the safety of roads and especially national highways, which have seen a large number of fatal accidents either due to speeding or else due to reckless driving. Further updates are awaited as the investigation continues.