Five of family killed in road mishap in Gujarat

Five persons were killed and four critically injured when two cars collided on National Highway-8 at Nadiad in the Kheda district of Gujarat on Sunday night. The nine family members, hailing from Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, were returning from Anand town after meeting their relatives when the speeding SUV rammed into their car near Pij village on the highway.

Nadiad: Five members of a family were killed when their car collided with an SUV near Nadiad town in Gujarat's Kheda district.

"Four other family members and driver of the sports utility vehicle (SUV) were injured in the accident that took place on National Highway No.48 on Sunday night," police said Monday.

"The nine family members, hailing from Kalupur area of Ahmedabad, were returning from Anand town after meeting their relatives when the speeding SUV rammed into their car near Pij village on the highway," Vaso police station's inspector F A Pargi said.

"Five car occupants, including two children, died on the spot while four others received injuries and they were referred to the civil hospital," he said.

"The SUV driver, Pramukh Patel, who was the lone occupant of his vehicle, was also injured and admitted to a hospital," the official said.

The deceased have been identified as Seema Shaikh (24), her daughter Tanaaz (4), parents Yakub Shaikh (52) and Kausar Banu (50), and niece Inaya Shaikh (9).

"An FIR has been registered against Patel under Indian Penal Code Sections 279 (rash driving) and 304(A) (causing death by negligence), and he will be arrested after being discharged from hospital," the official said.