Four of family killed in accident near Vadodara

Vadodara, Mar 5 (UNI) Four members of a family were killed and another was seriously injured when a motorbike they were travelling collided head-on with a car at Gavashad village in Padra taluka near here.

Padra police said three of the victims--Arvind Padhiar (45), his wife Dhiraj (40) and their 12-year-old son Umang--died on the spot, while Padhiar's cousin Mahendra (21) succumbed to injuries at the SSG Hospital last night.

The condition of Padhiar's 17-year-old daughter Hetal, the lone surviving member of the family, was stated to be very critical.

The police said the family, resident of Pithaya village, was going to Padra town on the motorbike yesterday when the accident occurred.

''We are looking for the absconding car driver, who managed to escape, leaving the vehicle behind,'' the police said.

UNI