Four Mumbai residents killed as car crashes into stationary dumper in Gujarat

The Maharashtra-registered car, which was allegedly speeding, rammed into a dumper parked in the fifth lane of the expressway, the police said. Representational pic

Four residents of Mumbai were killed after their car crashed into a stationary dumper parked alongside the Bharatmala Expressway in Gujarat's Surat district on Friday morning, police said.

Car was speeding, say police

The accident happened around 8 am near Dhatva village in Kamrej taluka when the car was on its way from Mumbai towards Delhi on the expressway, Kamrej Police Station Inspector RB Gojiya stated.

The four occupants, all residents of Mumbai, were travelling to Sankheshwar Jain pilgrimage site in Patan district of Gujarat when the accident occurred, he added.

The Maharashtra-registered car, which was alleged to be speeding, rammed into a dumper parked in the fifth lane of the expressway, the police official told news agency PTI.

The collision was so extreme that all four of them died on the spot, he stated.

The victims were identified as Rajiv Jain, Jayanti Doshi, Pravin Jain, and Sanjay Khemchand, aged between 35 and 40 years, Gojiya said.

Rajiv Jain, who hailed from Rajasthan, owned a jewellery shop in Mumbai, according to the officer.

Police are conducting an investigation into the accident.

Two brothers killed after motorcycle crashes into building wall in Colaba

Two brothers were killed after the motorcycle they were travelling on crashed into the protective wall of a building on Nanabhai Moosa Marg in Colaba, Mumbai, on the 23rd of September.

The victims have been identified as Sumit Satwan Valmiki, 22, and his brother Sanju Satwan Valmiki, 15. Both were residents of Ganeshmurti Nagar in Cuffe Parade and hailed from Pipri in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.

According to the police, the accident took place between 4.45 am and 5 am when Sumit was riding the motorcycle along the northbound carriageway of Nanabhai Moosa Marg.

The motorcycle allegedly rammed into the protective wall of the Gangotri building, leaving both brothers with serious injuries to their heads and faces.

Both succumbed to their injuries.

Police have registered an accidental death report in connection with the incident. The bodies have been sent to Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital for post-mortem examinations to ascertain the exact cause of death.

A forensic team also visited the accident site and collected samples as part of the investigation.

Police are probing the circumstances that led to the crash.

(With Inputs from PTI)