7 Killed as Car Rams into Trailer Truck in Gujarat's Sabarkantha

Sabarkantha: At least seven people were killed, while one was grievously injured after a speeding car rammed into a trailer truck near Himatnagar in Gujarat 's Sabarkantha district on Wednesday (September 25), PTI reported quoting police.

The accident occurred at around 6:30 am on a national highway connecting Udaipur (in Rajasthan ) to Ahmedabad ( Gujarat ). As per the officials, people onboard the car were travelling from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad when it hit the trailer from behind while it was going ahead on a national highway.

"Seven car occupants were killed in the accident," Superintendent of Police Vijay Patel said.

"The car was carrying eight persons to Ahmedabad when it hit the trailer truck from behind while it was going ahead on the national highway," a Himatnagar police official said.

Rescue teams arrived at the site after receiving information and used a gas cutter to remove the car scrap to pull out the bodies, an official said.

The injured passenger was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, all the deceased were men, hailing from Ahmedabad.

Their identities were being confirmed, the official said.

(Inputs from PTI)