Four die in collision

This is reportedly the fourth accident a State Transport bus has been involved in in two days; another accident occurred near Sanand on Thursday, sources in the GSRTC said.

While most of the injured were travelling in the jeep, one bus passenger was injured, according to sources. Police and doctors from Ahmedabad rushed to the spot following the report of the accident, and brought in the patients. The bus driver, with batch number 2076, is absconding, police said.

“We were called up by the hospital authorities so we came in,” said a relative of Dahyabhai. “Most of the patients could mention their names before they became unconscious,” said a staff nurse. The injured at civil hospital have head and bone injuries, and were being operated on.

Among those who died were Sonalben Nayanbhai Nai, Nayanbhai Ghyanshyam Nai, Virmji Jivaji Thakore (who died at the Shardaben Hospital) and an unidentified woman in her 40’s (who died at Civil Hospital). Virmji Thakore was brought dead at the Shardaben Hospital after he received head injuries.

Among the seriously injured admitted at the civil hospital were Bakaji Somaji Thakore, Premjibhai Vaghari, Shivaji Punjabhai Thakore and Dayabhai Prajapati and a unidentified man in his 40’s, who has received serious head injuries. Of the five, one was being rushed to the operation theatre when reports last came in, as his condition was deteriorating.

Among others who did not sustain serious injuries and are under treatment at the Civil Hospital are Kantibhai Prajapati, Paresh Patel, Hirenbhai Rathod, Pradeep Rambhai Rathod, Mangabhai Maganbhai and an unidentified person.

Among those admitted at the Shardaben Hospital are Kantaben Virmji Thakore and Prakash Dineshbhai. Both are under observation, doctors treating them said. Three people who were discharged after treatment at the outpatients department were Jaypal Ramsinh, Adnan Sabirbhai and Shaileshbhai Soneri.