Surat, Sep 25 (IANS): At least four people were killed after an SUV crashed into a stationary dumper on the Bharatmala Expressway near Kamrej in Gujarat’s Surat district on Friday, police said.
The accident occurred near the Tapi overbridge in the Kamrej area when the car, travelling from Maharashtra towards Gujarat, rammed into the rear of the dumper, which had been stopped on the expressway.
All four occupants of the car died at the spot, according to police and local sources.
Preliminary information indicated that the dumper had developed an air-pressure problem, following which its driver stopped the heavy vehicle on the road.
The SUV, which was approaching from behind, then collided with the stationary dumper. The impact severely damaged the front portion of the car.
The occupants of the car were members of the same family and were reportedly travelling from Mumbai to visit the Shankheshwar temple in Patan district.
The deceased were identified as Rajiv Jain, Jayanti Doshi, Pravin Jain and Sanjay Khemchand.
Following the crash, traffic movement on the expressway was temporarily affected. On receiving information about the accident, personnel from Kamrej police reached the spot and initiated the necessary legal proceedings.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, while the damaged vehicles were removed from the road to facilitate the restoration of traffic movement.
Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the collision, including the manner in which the dumper was positioned on the expressway after the reported technical problem and how the approaching car struck the stationary vehicle.
Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.
Earlier, on the same expressway, four members of a family from Khambhat were killed when their car crashed into the rear of a stationary goods truck near Ena/Dastan village on April 8.
The family was travelling towards Kim. The deceased were identified as Hozefa Adenwala, Murtaza Adenwala, Munira Adenwala and Joyeb Murtaza Adenwala.
The truck had stopped on the expressway after its front-left tyre burst.
