14 Pilgrims killed and 3 injured in Collision of Truck and Bus near Ahmedabad

 In a collision of truck and minibus, around 14 people were killed and three others were critically injured near Valthera Patiya village of Ahmedabad district, Police said on Saturday. Minibus was filled with 17 pilgrims.

 14 Pilgrims killed and 3 injured in Collision of Truck and Bus near Ahmedabad

Victims were coming back to their homes from pilgrimage sites

The collision of truck and bus  took Place on Friday night when the bus, carrying pilgrims from Sokhda village in Rajkot district, collided head-on with a speeding truck, they said.

All the victims were coming from Pavagadh-a pilgrimage site in Panchmahals district of Gujarat and were headed to their homes at Sokhda in Rajkot district when the accident took place.

The driver of the truck escaped with his vehicle. We are looking for the truck,” an official of the koth police station in Dholka taluka said.

 14 Pilgrims killed and 3 injured in Collision of Truck and Bus near Ahmedabad

Police is trying to nab the absconding truck driver

DYSP HJ  Parmar of Dholka said that the accident took place on the Dholka- Bagodara highway killing 14 on the spot whereas three injured have been rushed to Ahmedabad civil hospital.We are trying our level best to nab the truck driver, who is absconding after the accident,” said Parmar.

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