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Fatal speeding car accidents reported in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
Two separate high-speed vehicle accidents in India have resulted in multiple fatalities.
In Vadodara, Gujarat, a luxury Ford Endeavour driven by Taha Shabir Pardawala, the son of a local builder, collided with five vehicles on the Harinagar Bridge in the Gotri area. The crash killed a man and a woman, while three others were injured. Police have arrested Pardawala, an engineer, and are investigating the vehicle's speed and whether intoxication played a role in the incident.
In Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, a speeding car lost control near Dad village in the Udaynagar police station area. The vehicle struck two women standing by the roadside and subsequently ran over an 80-year-old man sitting outside a house before crashing into a tree. The victims, identified as Shankar, Manibai, and Jamunabai, died from their injuries. The driver, Dharmendra Jain, was injured and taken into custody as authorities investigate the cause of the loss of control.
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