Three of a family, including a three-year-old, were killed when the car they were travelling in from Netrang in Bharuch district to Rajpipla in Narmada district, fell into the reservoir of the Baladeva dam when the driver — one of the deceased — lost control after hitting a pothole late on Wednesday. The deceased, identified as Sandeep Kumar Vasava (38), his wife Yogita (35) and their three-year-old daughter Mahi were travelling to Sandeep’s parents’ home in Vadiya village near Rajpipla from an outing in Netrang, when the accident occurred. While Sandeep was the son of a retired police official, his wife Yogita was a Talati posted in Netrang taluka. “The family had gone out for a drive and were returning home after dinner when they encountered the potholed stretch near Ramanpura bridge. Sandeep lost control of the vehicle while trying to veer off a huge pothole when the car plunged into the reservoir of Baladev dam. As the reservoir is full at this time, they drowned,” an a police officer said. On Thursday, the final rites were held at Vadiya village. Sandeep’s father Lavdhan Vasava has filed a police complaint seeking a probe into the death of his son’s family.
