Seven people, including three children, were charred to death on Saturday when their car caught fire after colliding with a dumper truck in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, officials said. The people in the car, who were members of two families, were returning to their homes in Patan district when the incident occurred in early hours near Kherva village, deputy superintendent of police PK Patel told reporters. Patel said a woman, the only survivor, was rescued and taken to a hospital.
“Members of two families had gone on a three-day trip, and were on their way from the temple town of Chotila in Surendranagar district when the accident occurred,” Patel said.
The dead were identified as Ramesh Nai (38), his wife Kailashben (35) and their children Sunni (12) and Shital (8) - all from Korda village - and their relatives Haresh Nai (35), his wife Sejalben (32) and son Harshil (6), who belonged to Nanapura village
Patel said an investigation into the accident is underway.
(With agency inputs)