Surat: Two members of a family from Bolav village in Kim taluka of Surat district were killed and 10 others seriously injured after the mini-bus they were travelling in rammed into a truck on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Agra in Uttar Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday.The Gujarat-registered mini-bus, carrying the family from Ayodhya to Agra, collided with a truck moving ahead of it.The deceased were identified as Pradeep Chhasatiya (53) and his relative Janakben Chhasatiya (58). Ten other passengers, all members of the Chhasatiya family from Bolav village and residents of Surat and Vadodara, sustained serious injuries. They were identified as Manoharsinh, Uma, Padamben, Urvashi, Kintu Kumari, Prithvisinh, Pruthaba, Varsha, Renuka and Hina.Personnel from the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) rushed the injured to SN Medical College for treatment.Police said the mini-bus was being driven by Dheeraj Patil, a resident of Dindoli in Surat. The damaged vehicle and the passengers’ belongings were shifted to a police outpost, where they were kept under the driver’s supervision.Following the accident, family members and relatives of the Chhasatiyas left for UP to bring the bodies back to Surat. The family had embarked on a pilgrimage to Ayodhya, Mathura, Vrindavan, Agra and other religious destinations in Uttar Pradesh on Diwali night.
