A catastrophic highway collision in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district claimed the lives of seven people on Tuesday morning. The fatal incident unfolded along the service road of the Bhavnagar-Somnath National Highway near Trapaj village in Talaja taluka. The victims, who worked at a shipyard in Alang, were commuting together from Bhavnagar in a Bolero SUV when their vehicle crashed into the rear of a stationary trailer truck at around 10 am.
Impact Pushes Parked Heavy Trailer Forward
The collision occurred at considerable speed, generating such tremendous force that the stationary trailer was shoved forward from its resting position. The front cabin of the SUV was completely mangled upon impact. Eyewitnesses recounted that the violence of the crash left the vehicle demolished, with bodies scattered across the roadway. Alarmed by the loud crash, nearby residents rushed to the spot and immediately alerted local police and emergency medical teams.
Six Victims Died at Crash Site
Superintendent of Police Nitesh Pandey confirmed details of the tragedy, stating that the trailer truck was stationed along the highway service road near Trapaj village within the jurisdiction of the Alang police station. A speeding Bolero coming from behind rammed directly into the rear structure of the parked heavy vehicle. According to the police superintendent, six occupants succumbed to their injuries on the spot, while a seventh passenger passed away during treatment at the hospital.
Rescuers Pry Open Doors with Iron Rods
Because the SUV was severely crushed in the impact, the occupants remained heavily trapped inside the wreckage. First responders and police personnel had to use iron rods to forcefully pry open the buckled vehicle doors and extricate the victims. Once retrieved, the bodies were shifted via ambulance to the government hospital in Bhavnagar for post-mortem examinations. Authorities have initiated an official inquiry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash.
