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Ten people of a family were killed on Sunday after a car was crushed between two trucks in a road accident on Bhachau-Kandla Highway in Gujarat, PTI reported quoting police.
The incident took place on the Bhachau highway in the evening, when a trailer truck carrying salt jumped over the divider and onto another lane, where it collided with the sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying 11 persons, the police said.
At the same time, another truck rammed the SUV from behind, resulting in the death of 10 passengers, a police official said.
The victims were travelling to Bhuj, their hometown, from Bhachau when the tragedy struck.
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani expressed condolence over the accident and directed the district administration to provide all necessary support to the victims, a government release stated.
