RAJKOT: At least five persons were killed and three others injured in two separate accidents in Saurashtra and Kutch regions on Monday night.
In the first accident, three persons were killed and two others injured near Shivlakha village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district after a tractor pulling a water tanker turned turtle at around 11 pm.
Three persons on the tractor got crushed beneath the vehicle and died on the spot while two suffered injuries.
The deceased were identified as Rahul Nishad (20), Bablu Kumar (19) and Vaijnath Ramdhan (19), all native of Uttar Pradesh.
They were working for a solar energy firm near Shivlakh village.
In the second incident, two persons —Alpesh Parmar (26) and Bhavesh Dulera (27), died after their bike rammed into a truck from behind.
The third person Ramesh Makwana, who was riding on the same bike, was seriously injured and wash rushed to a hospital.
The accident occurred near Malvan highway.
The trio was going to attend a wedding near Dhrangdhra town in Surendranagar district on Monday night.