Four Killed, 6 Injured as Vehicle Carrying Maha Kumbh Pilgrims Collides With Truck in Gujarat

Dahod: At least Four persons were killed and six sustained injuries after a tourist van with pilgrims from the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj crashed into a small truck on a highway in Gujarat's Dahod district on Saturday.

The accident happened around 2.15 am on the Indore-Ahmedabad highway near Limkheda. 

He said a tourist van carrying 10 pilgrims rammed into a truck parked on the side of the road.

The deceased, including a woman, were residents of Ankleshwar in Bharuch district and Dholka in Ahmedabad district, he said.

The official said, "The pilgrims were returning from the Maha Kumbh. Four persons, including a woman, died on the spot, and six others were injured and taken to a hospital." According to the police, the deceased were identified as Devraj Nakum (49) and his wife Jasuba (47), both from Ankleshwar, and Dholka residents Sidhraj Dabhi (32) and Ramesh Goswami (47).