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Four killed, 10 injured as bus-tanker collision triggers fire on Gujarat highway
A private sleeper bus collided with an asphalt-laden tanker on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district, sparking a fire that gutted the bus. Four people died and 10 were injured; the tanker driver fled, and identification of the deceased may require DNA testing.
Why It Matters
The incident underscores road-safety risks and emergency response effectiveness in Gujarat, with ongoing investigations and forensic requirements for identifying the deceased.
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Bus-tanker collision triggers fire on Gujarat highway
May 14, 2026
At about 1:30 am on May 14, 2026, a private sleeper bus operated by Madhuram Travels, travelling from Ahmedabad to Junagadh with more than 25 passengers, rammed into an asphalt-laden tanker from behind on the Chotila-Rajkot National Highway near Sangani village in Chotila taluka, Surendranagar district. The impact caused the bus to catch fire, gutting it. Four people were killed and 10 others were injured. The tanker driver's fled the scene. The four deceased were so badly charred that visual identification was not possible and DNA testing would be required. Locals broke open the bus windows to rescue trapped passengers. Police, fire brigade, and rescue teams reached the site, brought the blaze under control, and shifted the injured to hospitals in Rajkot and Chotila; the bodies were sent to Chotila Referral Hospital for postmortem examination.