Banaskantha (Gujarat): Four Border Security Force personnel and a civilian were injured in a pile-up involving a BSF vehicle, a tractor-trolley and a truck in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district on Saturday morning, officials said.
The accident occurred on the Banas River Bridge, about 1 km from Deesa, around 8.55 am, when a BSF vehicle was transporting troops from the border to the battalion headquarters, an official release stated.
A groundnut-laden tractor-trolley suddenly changed lanes, prompting the BSF driver to brake sharply before being hit from behind by the speeding truck, it said.
The trolley overturned on the highway. Four BSF personnel sustained minor injuries and were taken to Civil Hospital in Deesa, the release said.
According to the Deesa Rural Police, the tractor driver also sustained minor injuries.
“The BSF vehicle suffered damage to its bonnet, windscreen, tail board and safety guard. Deesa Police’s preliminary investigation indicates that the truck driver was under the influence of alcohol,” the release stated.
Gujarat is a dry state where the manufacture, sale, storage and consumption of alcohol are prohibited.
A case has been registered against truck driver Mohammed Kafi Pathan under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which deals with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and Section 66(1)(b) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, which prohibits the illegal consumption or use of intoxicating substances.
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