Nine people, including a 45 year old businessman and his wife from Gwalior were killed after a truck rammed into their car near Rajkot in Gujarat. The deceased were returning to Rajkot after worshipping the family deity and participating in the Surapura Dada festival.
Rajesh Bhai, a jeweler from Mor Bazar, Gwalior and his 42 year old wife had gone to Gujarat on Sunday to worship their family deity and participate in the Surapura Dada festival. After reaching the house of his brother-in-law in Rajkot, they proceeded to lakadia village in the Kutch region. Apart from Rajesh Bhai and his wife, Bhavana Ben, Meena Ben, BaldevBhai and four others too were in the pilgrimage party.
While returning from the festival around 9 pm, the driver of their Eco car, which was reportedly going at great speed lost control and collided head on with an oncoming truck. Five of the pilgrims, including Ramsh Bhai and his wife died on the spot while the remaining four breathed their last at the hospital. The bodies of Rajesh Bhai and his wife are expected to reach Gwalior later in the night. On getting information about the accident the Rajkot police reached the spot, and after shifting the victims to the hospital, alerted the Gwalior police. The Adhar cards in the pocket of Rajesh Bhai had helped the police in identifying him and his wife.
As soon as the Gwalior SP, Navneet Bhasin got information about the mishap he reached the businessman’s house and informed the relatives about the accident.
The deceased businessman, Rajesh Bhai, the only son of his parents leaves behind three young children and his aged mother.