Fatal Gujarat Bus-Tanker Collision: 4 Dead, 10 Injured

Four passengers were killed and 10 others were injured when a private luxury bus collided with an asphalt-laden tanker and caught fire in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district in the early hours of Thursday, May 14.

The accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. near Sangani village on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway, according to Deputy Superintendent of Police SS Bhadoriya. The bus was traveling from Ahmedabad to Rajkot when it crashed into the tanker moving ahead of it, leading to a fire.

Officials stated that there were approximately 40 passengers on the bus, and several were rescued from the burning vehicle. Four passengers were burnt alive in the accident, and the injured were taken to Rajkot civil hospital, while the deceased were moved to Chotila referral hospital for postmortem examination.

Firefighters responded to the scene and successfully controlled the blaze following the collision.