Suresh Singh Rajput (56), the driver, began his journey at 11 am to drop the students to their homes. During the seven-kilometre stretch between Althan and Magdalla, the bus narrowly avoided accidents on at least four occasions due to reckless driving. The students on the bus ranged from Class 1 to Class 12. , India News - Times Now
The patient who was allegedly assaulted by her husband and his parents in Surendranagar district, however, survived the crash; her daughter, sister among the deceased.
The driver of the mixer vehicle, Ajmat Hussain (24), has been booked under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way) of the Indian Penal Code as well as under sections of the Motor Vehicles Act.
In a tragic incident, Paresh Doshi, a resident of Gujarat s Narmada district, filed an FIR against himself following a fatal accident on the Kheroj-Khedbrahma highway near Daan Mahudi village. Doshi and his wife, Amita, were returning from Ambaji temple when a stray dog caused their car to collide with roadside barricades. Despite bystanders help, Amita succumbed to her injuries. This incident highlights the issue of stray dogs in Gujarat, which prompted a Public Interest Litigation seeking state intervention, and the concern expressed by the Gujarat High Court.