Three killed in car-tanker collision in Patan

Palanpur: Three persons, including a three-year-old girl, were killed after a car collided with a tanker on Mehsana-Chanasama highway in Patan district on Thursday morning. Three others travelling in the car were injured in the accident that occurred near Lanva village, said police.
The deceased were identified as Ashish Patel (40), Jaimin Patel (36) and their daughter Vishwa (3).
According to police, the deceased had come to Multhania village in Chansma taluka from Surat to attend the baby shower of one of their relatives. “They had left Surat on Wednesday. The family was going towards Lanva village to order a water tanker for the baby shower function,” said Chanasama police inspector R M Vasava.
He added that the accident occurred when the tanker tried to avoid a ditch and collided with the car coming from the opposite direction.
While three members of the family died on the spot, three others injured were rushed to Lion’s Club hospital in Mehsana town.
The bodies of the deceased were sent to Lanva hospital for postmortem.