Three killed as car veers off road near Godhra

VADODARA: Three persons, including a man and two boys, were killed in a road accident on the outskirts of Godhra on the day of Dhuleti festivities on Monday. The accident took place in the afternoon even as the relatives of the victims were busy in revelry at a Holi party.
Shreyansh Patel had left the party in the car owned by Bipinchandra Patel to get diesel for a generator set that was being used for the party.Bipinchandra's son Chintan had gone to the party in the car and Shreyansh had borrowed it to get the diesel.
According to an offence lodged by Bipinchandra, Shreyansh lost control over the car when it was commuting on Dahod bypass in Bamroli. Shreyansh, Jugnu Nayak, 9, and Sanjay Nayak, 15, were killed on the spot in the accident. Another youth Kishan Nayak was injured in the accident and was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
Bipinchandra told police that his son Chintan came to know about the accident at the venue of the party as the word spread. Chintan informed his father, who in turn informed Shreyansh's father Hariprasad Patel. When Bipinchandra and Hariprasad reached the spot, they found the car and the victims there.
Kishan had a minor injury on one of his hands. He told the police that the car had flipped over several times before it got off the road and went down a slope. He and deceased Jugnu and Sanjay were members of families that used to take care of the farm where the party was organized.