Ahmedabad: As many as 35 people, including 16 women and six children, from Ahmedabad were left injured after the bus was upside down near Khadol Village at Ahmedabad-Bagodara Highway on Tuesday, police said.
The officers said 11 passengers, including three children, had suffered severe injuries while four of them were said to be in critical condition.
“The passengers are residents of Atpur and the Shahpur area.
Personal luxury buses are bound to Pilgrim Spot Naklang Mahadev in Koliyak Village Bhavnagar District when the accident occurred near Khadol Village in the Ahmedabad District.
The driver has fallen asleep in the steering wheel, losing control of the bus,” said a person Dholka police officer.
All who were injured were in a hurry to the nearest government hospital in Bagodara.
The condition of four passengers was serious and they had been referred to the Civil Sola Hospital in Ahmedabad for treatment, the officer said.
Apart from 11 passengers, other passengers were repatriated after primary care, he said.
Six ambulances from Dhandhuka, Fedra, Bagodara, Dholera, Barwala and Ranpur rushed to the place to bring the injured passengers to the hospital, he added.
The locals said that all bus windows destroyed the impact and they pulled the injuries from the window to save their lives.