India News | Four Killed as SUV Crashes into Tree, Overturns

Rajkot, May 6 (PTI) Four persons were killed and two others seriously injured on Tuesday when an SUV carrying them rammed into a tree and overturned in Gujarat's Rajkot district, police said.

The driver of the SUV lost control at the wheel near Supedi village on a national highway, following which it crashed into tree and turned turtle, a police official said.

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The SUV was travelling to Upleta in Rajkot district.

"While four of the six occupants died on the spot, two others were shifted to a hospital in Junagadh in serious condition in the morning hours," the official said.

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The deceased persons were identified as Kishore Hirani (64), Vallabh Rundhani (57), Aftab Pathan (19) and Mohammad Sumra.

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