SUV veers off road killing three farmers in Patan

PALANUR: Three farmers were killed after an SUV veered off the road and rammed into them while they were working on a farm in Patan district on Saturday, police said.
According to Radhanpur police inspector A P Solanki, the driver lost control and the SUV which was on its way to Palanpur and veered off the road near Kalyanpura village about 7km from Radhanpur town.
“The SUV entered a farm and rammed into three farmers were working.All died on the spot,” said Solanki. The deceased were identified as Dhanabhai Thakor (30), Prabhu Thakor (35) and Nabha Thakor (40). Their bodies were sent for post-mortem at Radhanpur referral hospital, he said.
As soon as the news spread, the family members of the deceased rushed to the farm where the incident took place. The angry crowd also thrashed the driver of the SUV, said police.
However, some people from the crowd took the driver to safety and called the police. Action is being taken against the driver of the vehicle that was going to Palanpur with a family from Kutch, Solanki said.