4 dead, 5 Injured as tempo hits truck near Tarapur

Vadodara: Four persons, including two children, were killed and five injured in a road accident near Fatepura village in Tarapur taluka of Anand district on Monday morning, when a mini tempo rammed into a stationary truck near a CNG filling station on the Vasad-Bagodara highway.

According to police, the victims were labourers from Alirajpur district of MP who were headed to Saurashtra for work when the accident occurred.

The collision was so horrific that four persons died on the spot and body parts were scattered at the site.

Three of the deceased were from one family — Pradip Kalu Mandol (32), his wife Jayli Mandol (30) and their 12-year-old daughter Sijal — all residents of Chhoti Sharni village in Alirajpur district. The fourth victims was Ashmita Randeep Bilas, 8, who was from another family travelling in the vehicle.

Five injured persons were shifted to the govt hospital in Tarapur by a 108 ambulance.

Police said the tempo, a Bajaj pick-up vehicle, crashed into the truck parked by the roadside. The left side of the tempo was completely crushed.

The truck driver, Sunil Ramsinh Rathod, a resident of Bisankhedi village in Alirajpur district, lodged a complaint against the driver of the tempo at Tarapur police station. Further investigation is underway.

Local residents said accidents are frequent on this stretch near Fatepura and that despite that the highway authorities have failed to install warning signboards or declare the area accident-prone.