|
#1
●
03-07-2018, 04:46 PM
| ||||||||
 ✝Mudderator from Hell✝ Poster Rank:10 e-mail Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 95,107
Contributions: 817
Mentioned: 472 Post(s) Quoted: 10108 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
At least 31 people were killed and as many injured when their truck fell off a bridge near Ranghola village of Bhavnagar district on the Rajkot-Bhavnagar state highway, early on Tuesday morning. According to police, around 60 people were travelling in the truck from Anida village to attend a wedding ceremony in Totam village of Botad district. The truck fell off a bridge near Ranghola at around 7:30 am. Superintendent of police of Bhavnagar district, PL Mal told, “25 of them died on the spot, one of the injured died on way to a hospital. We do not know as yet the exact number of injured but according to primary information, more than 50 persons were travelling in the truck.” Mal added, “Prima facie, the driver of the truck lost control due to drowsiness, leading to the accident.” According to the police, the driver lost control and the truck fell in a rivulet, around 20 feet deep. Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja said that the deceased included four children and eight women. He added that eight people were reported to be in a critical condition. He informed the state Assembly that 26 people had died on the spot.  “The truck fell on a concrete base under the bridge. The injured people have been shifted to a hospital in Bhavnagar,” Jadeja said. Officials of the district administration as well as people from nearby villages rushed to the accident spot to rescue the victims, Jadeja said, adding that officials from nearby police stations also reached the spot and ambulances were called in to shift the injured and the bodies to a hospital in Bhavnagar. Bhavnagar district collector Harshad Patel said that the injured had been rushed to hospitals in nearby Timbi village and Bhavnagar city. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident, while Chief Minister Vijay Rupani ordered an inquiry and announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each deceased. Prime Minister Modi tweeted, “My condolences to all those who lost their loved ones due to an accident near Ranghola in Gujarat. The accident was extremely unfortunate and anguishing. May those who have been injured recover at the earliest.” According to a state government release, the chief minister has announced an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased from the CM’s Relief Fund and ordered an inquiry into the accident. Rupani expressed grief over the incident and prayed for the departed souls, the release stated. |
|
#2
●
03-07-2018, 04:49 PM
| ||||||||
| My Rank: CORPORAL Poster Rank:1627 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 338 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 47 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
Never take the saying "We'll cross that bridge when we come to it" for granted.
|
|
#3
●
03-07-2018, 07:04 PM
| ||||||||
 My Rank: MASTER SERGEANT Poster Rank:485 Man...iac Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,152 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 253 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
Was that truck on the way to a circus? It looks like it should be carrying an elephant or ape or something.
|
|
#4
●
03-07-2018, 10:41 PM
| ||||||||
 My Rank: PRIVATE Poster Rank:5988 male Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 39 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 3 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
This country's transportation system is so deregulated, that it is no wonder why these accidents happen often and with such catastrophic consequences. So sad.
|
|
#5
●
03-08-2018, 05:12 AM
| ||||||||
 ★ Legacy Member ★ Poster Rank:6 What we've got here is failure to communicate. Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 103,591
Contributions: 3
Mentioned: 112 Post(s) Quoted: 43397 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
Glad to see the flip flops survived, no flip flops were harmed in the making of this video.  |
|
#6
●
03-08-2018, 07:56 AM
| ||||||||
| My Rank: SERGEANT MAJOR Poster Rank:300 Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which is why several of us died of tuberculosis Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,227 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 1424 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
Good news, it looks like the truck is gonna pull through...
|
|
#9
●
03-08-2018, 03:33 PM
| ||||||||
| My Rank: GUNNERY SERGEANT Poster Rank:679 Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,275 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 218 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
Sad way to go. Surrounded by Indians I mean. |
|
#10
●
03-09-2018, 01:39 AM
| ||||||||
| ♚ Legacy Gold Member ♚ Poster Rank:346 "IT"-Species; Genus-genius Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,612 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 616 Post(s)
| ||||||||
|
Re: At Least 31 People Killed when Truck Fell Off a Bridge
It's non-existent and never been heard of. It's always been to move as many people as possible and at one time via bus, train, truck, plane, or boat. Figurative. |
