Adalaj accident
Because of his medical condition, an Adalaj police officer said his statement had not yet been recorded. The accident took place near Maharaja Hotel on the Adalaj road when the Hyundai Verna allegedly went out of control, mounted the divider, struck a tree and overturned. The force of the impact left the vehicle mangled and trapped the occupants inside. The fourth occupant, identified only as Smit, sustained critical injuries and was admitted to Jivraj Mehta Hospital. Doctors were monitoring his condition.
D R Rana, a resident of Vastral, and Aastha Rathod, originally from Rajkot and residing at a girls’ hostel in Ambawadi, died on the spot. Rathod was pursuing the final year of her MBBS course at a medical college in Ahmedabad. Another occupant, Vaishvi Sheth of Bodakdev, succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital near Vaishnodevi Circle, taking the death toll to three.