Ten members of a family were killed on Sunday evening when the SUV they were traveling in was crushed between two trucks near Bhachau in Kutch district of Gujarat, police said.

The incident occurred on the Bhachau highway, when a trailer truck carrying salt jumped over the divider and onto another lane, where it collided with the sports utility vehicle (SUV) carrying 11 persons, the police said.

At the same time, another truck rammed the SUV from behind, resulting in the death of 10 passengers, a police official said.

The victims were traveling to Gujarat's Bhuj, their hometown, from Bhachau when the accident occurred.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani directed the district administration to provide all necessary support to the victims, a government release stated.

Source: ndtv.com
BDST: 1034 HRS, DEC 31, 2018
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