20201002 Three of family burnt to death as car catches fire in Gujarat
India Oct 02 2020 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured 1 to 9
Three of family burnt to death as car catches fire in Gujarat
Updated: 2020–10–03
PALANPUR: Three of a family — a 70-year-old woman and her two granddaughters — were burnt to death when the car in which they were travelling caught fire early Friday morning about 4km from Kheralu in Mehsana district. Two others who suffered severe burns in the incident were admitted to Mehsana Lions hospital.
The deceased were identified as Ambaben Patel (70), her granddaughters Hemi Patel (17) and Nani Patel (12). The incidence happened when the Patel family was travelling from Ahmedabad to Ambaji.
According to C B Gamit, police inspector of Kheralu police station there were five persons in the car when it caught fire suddenly on the highway. A fire fighter from Kheralu and police reached the spot but three persons were already charred to death
The injured, Rakesh Patel (42), son of deceased Ambaben, and his wife Varsha (40), suffered severe burns and were admitted to Medical College, but were later shifted to Lion Hospital in Mehsana.
Web Source: The times of India