AHMEDABAD: At least nine people were killed while 10 others suffered injuries after a speeding car ploughed into a crowd gathered at an accident site on a bridge in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday.
During the aftermath of the initial collision involving two vehicles, a constable and a Home Guard jawan who had arrived at the scene were among the unfortunate victims who lost their lives in the subsequent incident.According to reports, the accident took place at around 1am at ISKCON bridge on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway in Satellite area of the city when the Jaguar car moving at a very high speed ploughed into a crowd gathered there.Collision between Thar and truck"At around 1am, a Thar (SUV) collided with a truck at ISKCON Bridge on SG Highway.
After receiving information about the accident, local traffic police and a Home Guard jawan reached the spot to manage the traffic and handle the situation.
Out of curiosity, several bystanders also gathered at the spot to check what had happened," Satellite police station inspector K Y Vyas said."When they were on the bridge, a speeding Jaguar car rammed into the crowd, killing five persons on the spot, while four persons died during treatment.
The deceased included a constable and a Home Guard jawan.
Nearly 10 persons who received injuries were admitted to different hospitals," he said.An FIR has been registered in the case.High speed Jaguar"Nine persons were killed and 10 to 11 people were injured in the accident.
It does not appear to be a case of drunk driving.
But our primary investigation has revealed the speed of the Jaguar car was extremely high.
Since (car driver) Tathya Patel is under treatment, we will arrest him once doctors give a go-ahead," Desai said at the Sola Civil Hospital.Most of the deceased and injured youth belonged to other cities and were living here as paying guests, as per sources.CM announces ex gratiaThe accident that happened last night at ISKCON Bridge in Ahmedabad is very sad.
I express my heartfelt condolences.
The state government has given Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured, tweets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.Watch9 killed as speeding Jaguar rams into crowd in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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