A horrific road accident on the Iqbalgarh National Highway in Amirgarh, Banaskantha district of Gujarat, claimed six lives and left three others critically injured on Saturday. The tragedy unfolded when a speeding truck, driving in the wrong direction, collided head-on with a passenger car.
Eyewitnesses described a deafening crash as the truck smashed into the car with ferocious force, reducing the vehicle to a mangled wreck and flipping it over. Five victims perished instantly at the scene, while the sixth succumbed shortly after rescue efforts.
Local drivers and bystanders rushed to the site upon hearing the impact, alerting authorities immediately. Emergency medical teams and Amirgarh police arrived swiftly, extracting the injured and transporting three survivors to a nearby hospital where they remain under intensive care for severe injuries.
‘ The collision was devastating,’ a senior police officer stated. ‘The car was completely destroyed, leaving no chance for the occupants to survive.’ The truck driver fled the scene, prompting a massive manhunt across neighboring districts to apprehend him and file charges.
Traffic came to a standstill as debris cluttered the highway, requiring heavy machinery to clear the wreckage and recover the bodies for post-mortem. Residents expressed outrage over the recurring issue of heavy vehicles flouting lane discipline on this stretch, demanding stricter enforcement and surveillance cameras to prevent future disasters.
Banaskantha officials have launched a formal probe into the crash, focusing on the truck’s speed and wrong-side driving. This incident underscores the urgent need for better road safety measures in Gujarat’s high-risk corridors, where such violations claim lives daily.