- Seven people, including six pilgrims, died in a truck collision on a Gujarat highway
- Pilgrims were walking from Gadhka village to a temple in Dekawala
- The accident occurred near Surendranagar's Bhaskarpara on Lakhtar-Viramgam Highway
Seven people, including six pilgrims, died after being run over by a speeding truck on a Gujarat highway on Sunday night.
The group of pilgrims were travelling on foot from Gadhka village in Rajkot to a temple in Dekawala. While on the Lakhtar-Viramgam Highway near Surendranagar's Bhaskarpara, the pilgrims were attempting to pass a stationary dumper parked on the roadside for a tire change. At that moment, the truck hit around ten people from behind.
The collision was so devastating that six pilgrims died on the spot. Passers-by alerted the police about the accident, who arrived at the spot soon after. The dumper driver, who was also hit by the truck, died during treatment at a hospital in Viramgam. Such was the impact of the collision that authorities were forced to use shovels to collect the remains of some of the bodies.
