At least six people were killed after a collision between a state transport bus and auto rickshaw in Gujarat’s Patan district, the police said. The accident occurred near Sami village on the Sami-Radhanpur highway around 11:30 am, an official said.
The state transport bus was headed towards Kutch from Himmatnagar, while the autorickshaw was coming from the opposite direction, said Patan District Superintendent of Police V K Nayi. “All six persons travelling in the autorickshaw, including the driver, died on the spot. The impact was so intense that the mangled remains of the auto got stuck underneath the bus,” said Nayi.
Prima facie, it appears that the bus driver lost control of the wheel while trying to overtake another vehicle, leading to the collision, the official added. The local police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Radhanpur MLA and BJP leader Lavingji Thakor, who rushed to the spot after learning about the accident, said, “All six occupants of the auto died at the scene.”
