When a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) rammed a container trailer near Jarod in Waghodia taluka in Vadodara district Wednesday morning, four people were killed and four others were injured.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel expressed his condolences and announced compensation to the families of the deceased and injured on Twitter.
According to the Vadodara district police, the deceased were originally from Rajasthan and were residents of Palsana in Surat who were on their way back from Ujjain after visiting the Pavagadh temple in Kalol. They have been identified as Radhji Kishor Kalal (65), Roshan Kalal (40), Prakash Ramji Gurjar (35) and Rakesh Gurjar (8). The four injured people have been taken to a private hospital.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from Jarod was called in to use a hydraulic crane to disengage the SUV from the trailer.
Expressing his condolences, CM Patel tweeted, “The accident that occurred near Jarod, Vadodara, is unfortunate. I express my condolences to the families of those who have been killed in the accident. The state government will give a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the families of the injured persons.”