Two dead, 3 injured in accident

Vadodara: Two persons died and three others were injured in an accident near Zalod in Dahod district late on Monday night. The incident took place when a group was returning in a car after celebrating a friend’s birthday. It is believed that the car was speeding and turned over near a ravine near Sanpoi.
An offence registered at the Zalod police station by Maheshsinh Rathod, a resident of Zalod, stated that he received information regarding a Toyota Innova car having met with an incident near Sanpoi.Rathod’s nephew Anshul Rathod (21) was also in the car and was badly injured. Maheshsinh stated that he rushed to the accident spot and took his nephew Anshul to the government hospital in Zalod where Anshul was declared dead. The other persons travelling in the car Ankur Lakhara, Jigar Lakhara, Dev Chauhan and Shahbaz were taken to a hospital in Dahod for treatment. Ankur (18) died during treatment later.