Eight Killed as Cars collide, burst into flames in Gujarat

August 18, 2025

Surendranagar: Eight people were killed after a massive collision between two cars near Surendranagar in Gujarat on Sunday, police said.

Speaking to the reporters, Surendranagar DSP Girish Kumar Pandya said, “On the highway connecting Lakhtar and Surendranagar, there was a collision between two cars. And after the collision, Maruti Dzire came into the lap of fire, and all eight people in Maruti Dzire died due to the fire.”

DSP Pandya further informed that the police have shifted all the bodies to the hospital, and identification and post-mortem of the bodies are underway.

Further investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, a man died after being allegedly hit by a car at the roadside in Delhi’s Moti Nagar area, Delhi police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on Friday when the car hit the deceased, indentified as Bikshu Lal (40) while he was standing on his bike at the roadside, police said.

Police said that they were searching for the accused, who fled the scene after the accident.