Eight of Family Killed After Car Hits Truck, Catches Fire
Eight members of a family were killed today when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck and burst into flames near Ratanpar town on the Rajkot-Morbi highway, police said.
Rajkot (Guj), July 17 (PTI) Eight members of a family were killed today when the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck and burst into flames near Ratanpar town on the Rajkot-Morbi highway, police said.
The incident occurred when a family of ten was returning to Rajkot from Rapar in Kutch, police said.
The CNG-fitted car caught fire after the mishap, they said.
Six persons were killed on the spot while two others succumbed to burn injuries at Rajkot civil hospital, according to police.
The deceased included six men and two women.
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