12 Killed, several injured in massive accidents in UP and Gujarat

At least 12 people were killed and many injured in several road accidents today in Gujarat, Patan and Uttar Pradesh, Banda district. “According to the police, in Patan, the accident occurred on Wednesday, and they have registered the first information report (FIR) in the matter after the overnight probe into the case. The registered FIR stated that the Jeep carried around 18 people, of whom 11 were injured, five of whom were gravely injured; five died on the spot, and two others succumbed to their injuries later in the night. The deceased have been identified as Pinal Mithunbhai Vanzara (7), Kajal Mohanbhai Parmar (9), Amita Khemrajbhai Vanzara (15), Seemaben Mithunbhai Vanzara (24), Raghaben Mohanbhai Parmar (35), Samjubhai Babubhai Florist (50), and Dughabhai Sejabhai Rathod (50), according to the FIR. It further stated that the accident took place due to the negligence of the jeep driver, who allegedly jumped off the vehicle after the front tyre of the car busted.
This resulted in the high-speed jeep ramming into the standing truck, the eyewitnesses said. Among the deceased are my aunt, sister, and five other members of my family; one died on the spot, and two others died later during the treatment.” It was a very old vehicle and carried 18 to 20 people, which was much more than its capacity.
“The driver took them in such a car, which could have met with an accident at any time, out of greed for money,” said Parmar Bharatbhai, brother of one of the deceased. The FIR has also been registered against the truck driver as it was parked in a non-parking zone on the highway. In other incidents in Uttar Pradesh where 5 people lost their lives and 6 others injured after two cars returning from a wedding function collided with a tree at Paprenda Road on Wednesday night.
“One more person with some minor injuries has been found.”
All seven injured have been shifted to the district hospital for treatment, where two of them have been referred to Kanpur Medical College. “Five bodies have been sent for postmortem examination,” police added. According to the police, all these people were drunk and returning to their homes after
attending a wedding in the Rajapur area of Chitrakoot. Both vehicles collided with a tree while trying to keep up with one another. “The injured were sent to the district hospital in the neighbouring Banda district for treatment, and the bodies of the deceased were sent for a post-mortem,” the police said.