Surat, September 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
At least four people were killed after an SUV crashed into a stationary dumper on the Bharatmala Expressway near Kamrej in Gujarat’s Surat district on Friday, police said.
The accident occurred near the Tapi overbridge in the Kamrej area when the SUV, travelling from Maharashtra towards Gujarat, rammed into the rear of the dumper, which had stopped on the expressway.
All four occupants of the SUV died at the spot, according to police and local sources. The vehicle was severely damaged in the collision, particularly its front portion.
Preliminary information indicated that the dumper had developed an air-pressure problem, following which its driver stopped the heavy vehicle on the expressway. The SUV, approaching from behind, then collided with the stationary dumper.
The occupants of the SUV were members of the same family and were reportedly travelling from Mumbai to visit the Shankheshwar temple in Patan district.
The deceased were identified as Rajiv Jain, Jayanti Doshi, Pravin Jain and Sanjay Khemchand.
Following the crash, traffic movement on the expressway was temporarily affected. Personnel from Kamrej police reached the spot after receiving information about the accident and initiated legal proceedings.
The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination, while the damaged vehicles were removed from the road to restore traffic movement.
Police are investigating the circumstances leading to the collision, including how the dumper was positioned on the expressway after the reported technical problem and how the approaching SUV struck the stationary vehicle.
The accident also brings attention to an earlier fatal crash on the same expressway. On April 8, four members of a family from Khambhat were killed when their car crashed into the rear of a stationary goods truck near Ena/Dastan village while they were travelling towards Kim.
The deceased in that accident were identified as Hozefa Adenwala, Murtaza Adenwala, Munira Adenwala and Joyeb Murtaza Adenwala. The truck had reportedly stopped on the expressway after its front-left tyre burst.
Further details in Friday’s accident are awaited as the investigation progresses.
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