Speeding crane rams bus into oil tanker in Gujarat, 10 injured
At least 10 passengers were injured after a speeding hydra crane rammed into a luxury bus, pushing it into an oil tanker on the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway near Anand in Gujarat. Two passengers were trapped inside the bus following the collision and were rescued by the fire brigade.
The accident took place near the Bhalej Bridge, where the luxury bus, travelling from Surat to Ambaji, was parked on the roadside when the hydro crane approached at high speed and crashed into it from behind.
The impact pushed the bus into an oil tanker parked ahead, resulting in a collision involving all three vehicles.
Following the accident, two passengers were trapped inside the bus and could not get out. After receiving information about the incident, the Anand Fire Brigade immediately dispatched a rescue team along with an emergency rescue vehicle to the spot.
Fire Officer Dharmesh Gor said the team reached the accident site and successfully rescued both passengers trapped inside the bus.
At least 10 passengers travelling on the bus sustained injuries in the collision. They were subsequently taken to Karamsad Medical Hospital for emergency treatment. No fatalities were reported in the accident.
Highway patrolling personnel and local police also rushed to the spot following the collision. They assisted in the evacuation and rescue operation and took steps to ease traffic movement on the expressway.- EndsIN THIS STORY#Gujarat About the Author
Brijesh Doshi, who lives in Ahmedabad, is a Senior Special Correspondent in the India Today Group and is currently working as the Gujarat bureau chief of AajTak-India Today TV. He reports on political matters from Gujarat. A journalist with more than 14 years of experience, Brijesh has done reported extensively from the ground during several natural disasters scuh as cyclones and floods in Gujarat in the last decade. He has also done detailed coverage on all the political developments in the state. He previously worked in Gujarat's vernacular media for more than 12 years.
