Six killed, three injured in collision between SUV, truck in Gujarat's Banaskantha

Palanpur (Gujarat), Six persons, including a woman, were killed and three others injured when a truck collided with a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Saturday, police said.

The accident occurred on the Abu-Palanpur highway near Iqbalgadh village around 7 pm, they said.

Citing a preliminary probe, police said the truck, which was heading from Gujarat towards Rajasthan, jumped over the road divider and hit an SUV coming from the opposite direction.


After the accident, the truck driver escaped from the spot, abandoning the vehicle, said inspector P D Gohil from Amirgadh police station.

"Nine persons from Rajasthan were travelling in an SUV towards Palanpur for the treatment of a patient. Near Iqbalgadh, the SUV collided with a truck that jumped the divider and landed on the other side of the road. The accident left six dead, including a woman," said Gohil.

A woman and two male occupants of the SUV suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital, he said.

A probe is underway, and efforts are being made to trace the truck driver, the official added.