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Four Mumbaikars killed as car crashes into dumper on Ganesh Visarjan day
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News18•27-09-2026, 11:48
Four Mumbaikars killed as car crashes into dumper on Ganesh Visarjan day
- •Four people from Mumbai died on the spot in a horrific accident while traveling to Shankheshwar Raji Temple in Gujarat.
- •Their speeding car crashed into a dumper parked on the 'Bharatmala Expressway' in Kamrej taluka, Surat district.
- •The accident occurred on Friday (September 25) around 8 am, with the car completely crushed under the dumper.
- •The deceased have been identified as Rajiv Jitendra Jain (driver), Jayantilal Chunilal Doshi, Pravin Jain, and Sanjay Khemchand.
- •Police and highway patrolling teams used a crane to remove the bodies, and an investigation is underway.
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A speeding car traveling from Mumbai to Gujarat misjudged a dumper parked on the highway and crashed directly into its rear because brakes could not be applied in time.
The four occupants who died on the spot included the driver Rajiv Jitendra Jain, Jayantilal Chunilal Doshi, Pravin Jain, and Sanjay Khemchand.
The family from Mumbai was traveling in a four-wheeler toward the Shankheshwar Raji Temple in Gujarat for darshan when the tragedy struck.
