3 Pune residents killed in high-speed SUV crash near Limkheda while on road trip to Somnath

The impact was so severe that the engine separated from the car. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

The impact was so severe that the engine separated from the car. “After veering off the road, which is at some elevation, the SUV flew nearly 15 feet through the air before crash-landing. The engine was found around 30 feet away from the vehicle. Other parts were scattered all over. We suspect the car was doing over 120 kmph,” Bharkat Chavda, Station House Officer, Limkheda Police Station, told The Indian Express.

The police said the highway has a slight bend at the spot where the accident happened. “For reasons yet to be established, the driver could not navigate the curve at that speed,” Chavda said.

“It took considerable effort to pull the body out, given how badly the vehicle was damaged,” said Narvat Patel, ASI at Limkheda police station, who was among the first to reach the scene after residents nearby alerted the night patrol team.

The police said the highway has a slight bend at the spot where the accident happened. (Photo: Special Arrangement)

The police said Dagde was alive when paramedics reached him, and was rushed to a hospital in Limkheda. He was later referred to a facility in Dahod due to the severity of his injuries, but he was declared dead during the treatment.

The three of them had been on a road trip from Pune to Odisha, then onward to Ujjain, where they visited the Mahakaleshwar Temple, and were on their way to Somnath when the crash occurred.

“The victims were identified using documents they were carrying. Their families were informed and had taken the bodies back home by Tuesday evening. A case has been registered,” said Akshayraj Vaghela, ASI, Limkheda police station.